This course will feature:

• Review of business and economic context for your business
• Tools and techniques used in strategy development
• Use of strategic thinking: innovation approaches
• How organizational culture supports or prevents innovation
• Leadership qualities needed to inspire, motivate and engage with staff

By the end of this course, delegates will learn about:

• Master the latest strategy frameworks
• Develop your strategic thinking
• Test and develop your strategy ideas in deep dive sessions
• Map out your detailed execution plan
• Strengthen your leadership and communication skills
• Develop good Vision and Mission statements in support of strategy formulation
• Carry out stakeholder analyses to enable management of diverse interests Relate leadership qualities to culture and strategy development
• Develop a systems thinking view of organizations

Turn strategy into business and operational plans

Team Leaders, Managers, Superintendents, HR Officials, T&D Personnel, General Supervisors, Executives, Supervisors, Financial Officers and Controllers, Process Managers, Strategic Planning Managers, Key Personnel, OE Champions, Chief Executive Officers, Directors, Company Secretaries, Presidential Advisors, Ministerial Advisors, Board Advisors, Chief Financial Officers, Board Members, Heads of Department, Directors of Human Resources, Directors of Business Development, Strategic Advisors, Senior Managers, Project Directors, Engineers, any person needs to acquire managerial and leadership skills

This interactive Training will be highly interactive, with opportunities to advance your opinions and ideas and will include;

• Lectures
• Workshop & Work Presentation
• Case Studies and Practical Exercise
• Videos and General Discussions

The Strategizing Process

• Why strategize: 21st century changes and challenges?
• Psychological aspects of decision making
• Strategic thinking: who, how, when & why
• Examples of strategy success and failure
• The functions and capabilities of a strategic manager
• Culture and strategic choices

The Strategic Process

• Impact of external change: competitive positioning, technology, regulation
• Innovation: Blue v Red Ocean strategies
• The strategy hierarchy
• Realizing the strategies: making them happen
• Recognizing & reacting to disruptive competition
• Competitive positioning

Strategic Management Skills

• Leadership theories & styles
• Attributes of successful leaders
• Strategic skills: traits or contextual
• Visioning, communicating & framing
• Team and organization perspectives on implementing strategies
• Leading others through the strategic process

Leadership and Strategic Decision-Making

• Importance of leadership in implementing successful strategies
• High-profile leadership which inspires and motivates
• Decisive, speedy and consistent decision-making
• Persistent follow-through on all decisions to produce results

Managing the Culture        

• The significance of corporate culture
• Facets of culture: the cultural web
• The Leaders role in establishing the culture
• Managing in a multi-cultural corporation
• Impact of culture on strategy roll out
• Challenges of mergers & acquisitions

  Skills for Success

• Communication, including: presentations, meetings, oral, listening, body language and written
• Delegation to increase productivity
• Negotiation and influencing skills for a win-win for all
• Time management for minimum effort to produce maximum results

Tactics and Plans

• Employing tactics to achieve objectives
• What type of plan?
• Owning and implementing plans
• Strategic execution: budgeting, forecasting & adjusting to reality
• Aligning corporate to individual objectives
• A culture of learning

BTS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 75% of the total course duration.