About strategy and Strategic Planning

• Introduction – what is Strategic Planning?
• Different models of Strategic Planning
• Benefits of Strategic Planning
• When should Strategic Planning be done?
• Various overviews of Strategic Planning process
• Samples of plans

Strategic Analysis

• Recognise threats and opportunities
• Identify strengths and weaknesses
• Identifying high-risk areas
• Define unique resources and core competences
• Analysing strategic capability
• stakeholders impact analysis

Strategic Formulation

• Critical insights
• Identifying, acquiring and cultivating new strategic capabilities
• Strategizing (identifying goals and methods to achieve them)
• Developing/Updating Mission, Vision and Value Statements
• Strategic alliances with the competition

Implementing Strategy

• Communicating the strategy to the organisation
• Developing the corporate Balanced Scorecard
• Project management framework
• Changing the Plan as Necessary During Implementation
• Guidelines to Manage Organizational Change While Implementing the Plan

Executive Leadership

• Understanding the difference between Management and Leadership
• Competitive Factors
• The challenge of Leadership
• Leadership styles

Practical Leadership Skills

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Understand what strategy is
• Gain practical skills to develop strategy in a creative, participative and structured way
• Understand a range of practical tools and techniques to help to analyse and develop future strategy.
• Acquire skills to perform SWOT analyses
• Examine resources, capabilities, and core competencies.
• Acquire skills to bring about strategic change in organisations.

Strengthen their leadership skills