Successful Strategic Management

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

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

Manage business transformation
Apply effective decision making
Recognise and implement change
Manage organisational change
Determine an appropriate organisational design
Evaluate and implement strategic decisions
Develop comprehensive strategies