Damian Tracey

This course provides high calibre managers with the opportunity to build upon their business knowledge and enables them to think and act strategically - extending their personal and business vision beyond the immediate horizon. The course creates the necessary environment for participants to explore their strategic leadership potential and move from management into leadership.

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 strategy at departmental, business unit or organisational level.

COURSE PROFILE

Challenges of leadership. Designing the organisation - Instilling a culture of ethics and excellence - Understanding and selecting leadership styles

Organisational purpose. Defining vision, mission, objectives and values - Managing key stakeholders

Developing your own natural authority through greater self-awareness. Emotional Intelligence - Understanding and dealing with various personality types

Advanced techniques for strategy development. Understanding and utilising the Balanced Scorecard

Blue Ocean Strategy.  Understanding the market space

Identifying strengths and weaknesses. Creating and implementing resource appraisals - Assessing value adding activities

Identifying opportunities and threats. Analysing the business environment - Conducting a competitor analysis

Evaluating and selecting alternatives

Preparing strategy for implementation

Appreciative Inquiry (AI). Involving individuals in organisational change and focused performance - Utilising the “4D” for positive change - Implementing AI at organisational, team and individual levels - Building an appreciative culture

Managing change. Re-energising a mature organisation

Performance management

SKILLS ATTAINED

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

Apply a balanced scorecard system
Manage quality through benchmarking
Apply emotional intelligence
Identify performance targets and opportunities
Manage key stakeholders
Determine an appropriate organisational design
Develop strategic plans
Identify leadership styles
Implement Total Quality Management
Manage change
Develop comprehensive strategies

RELATED COURSES

• Breakthrough Leadership and Driving Change L59
• Business Planning and Growth Strategies for World-Class Leaders PL31