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Duration 35 hours
Course Outline
Day 1 – Strategic Acumen & Thinking
- Grasping the significance of strategic insight
- Distinguishing strategic thinking from operational thinking
- Recognising organisational priorities and key strategic hurdles
- Conducting environmental and stakeholder assessments
- Utilising SWOT and PESTLE frameworks
- Spotting trends, risks, opportunities, and emerging issues
- Aligning organisational goals with broader business priorities
- Enhancing strategic problem-solving and decision-making
- Cultivating a forward-looking strategic mindset
- Practical Exercise: Applying strategic analysis to a real-world workplace case
Day 2 – Translating Insight into Strategic Action
- Progressing from analysis to strategic choice
- Identifying viable strategic options and alternatives
- Assessing risks, opportunities, and business consequences
- Prioritising initiatives and allocating resources wisely
- Engaging in scenario planning and future-focused thinking
- Applying critical thinking to navigate complexity
- Making sound decisions amidst incomplete data
- Formulating robust strategic recommendations
- Presenting strategic insights to senior stakeholders
- Workshop: Crafting a comprehensive strategic action plan
Day 3 – Coaching & Mentoring for High Performance
- Defining the essence of coaching and mentoring
- Clarifying distinctions between coaching, mentoring, training, and management
- Exploring the leader’s role as a coach and mentor
- Establishing trust and psychological safety
- Mastering active listening and powerful questioning
- Facilitating goal setting and development dialogues
- Exchanging and receiving constructive feedback
- Utilising established coaching models and frameworks
- Addressing performance and behavioural challenges
- Designing individual development plans
- Practical Exercise: Engaging in coaching and mentoring role-plays
Day 4 – Impact & Influence
- Understanding personal impact and professional credibility
- Exploring sources of influence and power
- Exerting influence without formal authority
- Executing stakeholder mapping and analysis
- Understanding diverse stakeholder needs and drivers
- Employing persuasive communication techniques
- Constructing compelling business arguments
- Projecting executive presence and confident communication
- Managing resistance and dealing with difficult stakeholders
- Utilising negotiation and influence tactics
- Workshop: Simulating stakeholder influence scenarios
Day 5 – Strategic Influence & Leadership Application
- Synthesising strategic insight, coaching, and influence
- Shaping strategic decisions
- Leading through change and uncertainty
- Managing high-stakes and complex conversations
- Building alignment across teams and stakeholder networks
- Fostering commitment and accountability
- Coaching others toward strategic objectives
- Measuring the effectiveness of leadership interventions
- Developing a personal leadership and influence roadmap
- Final Exercise: Navigating an integrated strategic leadership case study
- Individual action planning and programme reflection
Requirements
- A foundational to intermediate grasp of leadership and management principles.
- Professional experience in supervisory, managerial, or specialist roles is advised.
- No specific formal certifications or technical prerequisites are necessary.
Testimonials (1)
Very practical. Trainer was very flexible in ensuring we meet our needs.
