About the Course

Managers encounter a wide range of responsibilities and goals that cannot be readily completed in today’s business environment with a single mindset or leadership style. It is vital for leaders to create a strategy that expresses their purpose or vision statement and allows their company operations to be carried out successfully. Strategic management and leadership collaborate to fulfill short-term goals, manage business objectives, and position the firm for the future while satisfying present needs. This training course is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and skills needed to create and implement organizational strategies for themselves, their teams, and their company. It offers a collection of transformative tools and approaches for leaders and their teams to maximize their creative potential in a strategic framework.

Target Participants

This training is ideal for managers and any other professional who want to improve their leadership skills.

What you will learn

By the end of the course the learner should be able to:

• Understand the process of strategy formulation and implementation in any firm.
• Connect a company’s strategy to the desired objectives.
• Recognize the causes that necessitate change in the organization and lead the adjustments.
• Demonstrate the key leadership abilities of communication and inspiration, as well as systems thinking and emotional intelligence.
• Discover and enhance the creative skills of people and teams
• Use personal influence to successfully network and influence people.
• For communicating and executing change, use a change management paradigm.
• Learn the fundamentals of strategic management in a global economy.

Course duration

5 days

Course Outline

Introduction to Leadership

• Definition of leadership
• Leadership Styles
• The modern business environment
• Accountability mechanisms

Core Leadership Capabilities

• Leader or manager?
• Influence, authority, and power
• Emotions, mood & disposition
• Rapport-building
• Communication and its part in leadership
• Teamwork development
• Conflict resolution
• Coaching skills

Leadership and Change 

• Different approaches to change
• Models of the change process
• Individual reaction to change
• Politics of change

Strategic Planning and Management 

• Strategy definition and features
• Introduction to strategic management
• Introduction to strategic planning
• Strategic plan elements
• Components of a strategy statement
• Importance of strategic planning and management in an organization

The Strategic Pillars 

• Differentiate Between Mission and Vision
• Core Values and Their Role in Strategic Planning
• Articulate the Unique Value for Your Unit
• Value of Purpose in Ensuring a High-Performance Organization That Achieves Results
• Mission and Vision Statements

Strategic Planning and Management Process 

• Environment Analysis
• Strategy Formulation
• Strategy Implementation
• Strategy Evaluation

Analyzing the Environment 

• External environment
  • Macro and micro factors
  • Macro and Market Trends
  • The performance matrix
• Internal environment
  • Components of an Internal Assessment
  • Concept of Core Competencies
  • Importance of Culture in an Internal Assessment
  • Internal Assessment Diagnostic
• Tools/Techniques for Conducting External and Internal Assessments

Making Strategic Decisions 

• Role of data synthesis, insight, and creativity in strategic planning
• Conducting a SWOT analysis
• Using a SWOT analysis to choose strategic imperatives
• Identifying organization’s integrated components
• Strategic imperatives and performance measures

Key Elements of Building a Strategic Plan

• Analysing the internal/external assessment, mission, & principles
• Vision, goals, & objectives
• Drawing a strategy map
• Developing strategic initiatives
• Developing an action plan
• Strategic performance measures
• What are the strategic risks?

Communicating and Executing the Strategic Action Plan 

• Identifying gaps in executing the strategy
• Building commitment through multiple avenues of communication
• Establish individual and team performance goals linked to the strategic action plan
• Aligning the organization towards the goal
• Linking rewards and recognition to the strategic progress

Strategy Review 

• Importance of strategy review
• Conducting strategic review meetings
• Developing a strategic review agenda
• Revising the strategy

Three D’s in Strategic Planning 

• Decisions
• Direction
• Dedication

Strategic Concerns in Competitive Environment 

• Impact of the affiliations between competitors, and among competitors and customers on the market
• How competitive connections impact the changes in industries
• Principles of data, vision, and innovation
• Conducting a SWOT evaluation
• Strategic issues and strategic creativities

Strategic Thinking 

• Context of strategic thinking
• Key aspects of strategic thinking
• Applying strategic thinking tools
• Strategic thinking process

Leadership and Strategy 

• Role of strategic leadership in strategic management
• Essential skills of a strategic leader
• Principles of strategic leadership

Training Approach

This course is delivered by our seasoned trainers who have vast experience as expert professionals in the respective fields of practice. The course is taught through a mix of practical activities, theory, group works and case studies.

Training manuals and additional reference materials are provided to the participants.

Certification

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be issued with a certificate.

Tailor-Made Course

We can also do this as a tailor-made course to meet organization-wide needs. Contact us to find out more info@trainingsinkigali.com

Payment

The training fee covers tuition fees, learning materials, and training venue. Accommodation and airport transfer are arranged for our participants upon request.

Payment should be sent to our bank account before start of training and proof of payment sent to info@trainingsinkigali.com