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Successful Strategic Management

Jeff Lockhart

This course has been designed to equip delegates with an understanding of contemporary strategic issues and their importance in the survival and growth of an organisation. It will also emphasise the importance of matching companies' strategic advantages to the business environment.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This stimulating and demanding course is designed for directors, managers, team leaders, decision-makers and those who wish to identify and practise the skills necessary for mastering the principles of strategic thinking, planning and implementation.

COURSE PROFILE

The nature of corporate strategy and strategic decisions. Business transformation - The vocabulary of strategy - Levels of strategy

Strategic management and the processes. Strategic analysis and bases of strategic choice

Strategic management in different contexts. The small business and the multinational corporation - Manufacturing and service organisations - Privatised utilities and service organisations

Patterns of strategy development. Punctuated equilibrium - Intended and realised strategies - Evaluation and selection

Organisation politics and networks. The challenge of the cultural web

Industry globalisation drivers. The opportunities and dynamics of required strategies

Resources, competences and strategic capabilities. Assessing the balance of the organisation - Organisational purpose

Strategy implementation. Organisational structure and design - Structural risks - The home of strategic control

Understanding the types of strategic change. Diagnosing strategic change needs - Managing strategic change processes - Roles in the change process

SKILLS ATTAINED

Managing business transformation
Effective decision-making
Recognising and implementing change
Determining an appropriate organisational design
Evaluating and implementing strategic decisions
Developing comprehensive strategies
Managing organisational change

NEXT STEPS

COURSE REF: ST7
Successful Strategic Management

TESTIMONIALS

"'A very enjoyable course! It worked so well that our group noticed a positive change throughout each day of the course.'"
S. Al Yarabi
Bank of Muscat International, Oman