Management Masterclass

Mike Doyle

Senior managers require specialist talents and skills to avoid executive derailment and to drive their organisation forward with innovative strategic initiatives. With a focus on strategy, this rigorous course highlights those challenges most often faced at a senior level and aims to help executives create a powerful and sustained impact within their organisations.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This intensive course is designed for senior or board level management with responsibility for organisation-wide systems and decisions, and for developing corporate level plans. It would also benefit experienced managers transitioning into a senior level role.

COURSE PROFILE

- UNDERSTANDING YOUR EVOLVING ORGANISATION

Macro forces impacting your organisation. The global economy: recovery, growth and restructuring - Political drivers

Internal forces that shape your organisation. The organisation’s culture and ethical stance - Understanding the company’s financial position - Stakeholder influence

The role and purpose of your organisation. Value creation and capture - Tangible and intangible assets - Mission, vision and values

- CREATING AND DELIVERING DYNAMIC STRATEGIES

Transitioning into a strategic thinker. Overcoming operational detail - Understanding your behavioural impact and strategic competencies

Thinking strategically. Identifying strategic resources and distinctive capabilities - Assessing business performance

Developing a powerful strategy. Conducting a strategic appraisal - Identifying suitability of emergent strategies

Implementing strategy effectively. Aligning people, tasks, cultures and processes - Managing the complexity of risk

- LEADING AN ORGANISATION FORWARD

Managing upwards. Navigating professional hierarchies - Building trust and developing key alliances

Preparing for change. Becoming a change agent - Communicating strategic change and overcoming resistance - Contingency planning

- DEVELOPING YOUR PERSONAL IMPACT

Developing your personal impact.

Creating a strategic approach to personal development.

Enhancing your personal effectiveness.

Self-managed development and action planning.

SKILLS ATTAINED

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

Develop and implement dynamic strategies
Identify different leadership styles
Align the company vision with strategy
Asses the financial position of the organsiation
Initiate and lead change
Manage key stakeholders
Build alliances and partnerships
Identify and handle emergent risks
Implement effective scenario planning

COURSE DATES

COURSE REF: M59
Dec 06 '10 - Dec 17 '10
May 09 '11 - May 20 '11
£5,400.00

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