Charles Vickers

To be able to think strategically will enable organisation to cope with an ever changing business scene by gaining fresh perspectives and devising new approaches to recognisable and unfamiliar challenges. This programme is designed to provide a progressive and structured framework that enables delegate to develop and apply skills for critical and ethical strategy development. Participants will be able to enhance their management capabilities and be inspired to become effective operational and visionary leaders.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This challenging and informative course is designed for senior managers, department heads and directors who have the authority and personal inspiration to contribute to the development of winning corporate strategies for a flourishing organisation

COURSE PROFILE

• Strategic planning and its role in operational policies

-          Understanding the organisational culture and design

-          Creating the best organisational alignment

-          Vision, mission and values

-          Organisation Objectives

• Preparing for strategy Formulation

-          Identifying strength and weakness

-          Creating and implementing resource appraisal

-          Assessing value adding activities

-          Identifying threats and opportunities

-          Analysing business environment

-          Conducting competitor analysis

• Strategic Analysis

-          Recourses, competencies and strategic capability 

-          Stakeholder expectations and organisation purpose

-          Transforming information to intelligence

-          Identifying area of risk

• Selecting and Implementing Strategy 

-          Strategic communication & planning 

-          Evaluation and selection

-          Strategic management in different context

-          Organisation politics and networks

• Executive Leadership

-          Distinguishing between Management and Leadership

-          Challenges and skills of effective leadership

            -     Strategic communication

SKILLS ATTAINED

At the end of the course delegates will be able to:

• Understand the role of Strategic planning
• Set clear and realistic objectives
• Perform in detail SWOT analysis
• Analyse recourses, competencies and strategic capability
• Identify and asses risks
• Evaluate and select strategic alternatives
• Understand organisation politics and networks
• Enhance leadership skills