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Day 1 – Strategic Insight & Strategic Thinking

  • Comprehending strategic insight and its critical significance
  • Differentiating strategic thinking from operational thinking
  • Recognising organisational priorities and key strategic challenges
  • Conducting environmental and stakeholder analyses
  • Utilising SWOT and PESTLE analytical frameworks
  • Identifying trends, risks, opportunities, and emerging issues
  • Aligning organisational goals with broader business priorities
  • Strategic problem-solving and decision-making processes
  • Cultivating a strategic mindset
  • Practical Activity: Applying strategic analysis to a workplace case study

Day 2 – Turning Insight into Strategic Action

  • Transitioning from analysis to strategic selection
  • Identifying strategic options and viable alternatives
  • Evaluating risks, opportunities, and business impact
  • Prioritisation strategies and resource allocation
  • Scenario planning and forward-thinking approaches
  • Critical thinking within complex contexts
  • Decision-making under conditions of incomplete information
  • Formulating strategic recommendations
  • Communicating strategic insights to senior stakeholders
  • Workshop: Crafting a strategic action plan

Day 3 – Coaching & Mentoring for Performance

  • Understanding the principles of coaching and mentoring
  • Distinguishing between coaching, mentoring, training, and management
  • The role of leaders as coaches and mentors
  • Establishing trust and psychological safety
  • Active listening and the art of powerful questioning
  • Goal setting and facilitating development conversations
  • Delivering and receiving constructive feedback
  • Applying coaching models and frameworks
  • Addressing performance and behavioural challenges
  • Developing individual growth plans
  • Practical Activity: Role-playing coaching and mentoring scenarios

Day 4 – Impact & Influence

  • Understanding personal impact and professional credibility
  • Sources of influence and power dynamics
  • Influencing outcomes without formal authority
  • Stakeholder mapping and detailed analysis
  • Understanding diverse stakeholder needs and motivations
  • Persuasive communication techniques
  • Constructing compelling business arguments
  • Executive presence and confident communication styles
  • Managing resistance and engaging difficult stakeholders
  • Negotiation and advanced influencing techniques
  • Workshop: Simulating stakeholder influence scenarios

Day 5 – Strategic Influence & Leadership Application

  • Integrating strategic insight, coaching, and influence
  • Shaping strategic decisions effectively
  • Leading through change and uncertainty
  • Managing difficult and high-stakes conversations
  • Building alignment across teams and stakeholders
  • Creating commitment and fostering accountability
  • Coaching others towards strategic objectives
  • Measuring the impact of leadership interventions
  • Personal leadership and influence action plan
  • Final Exercise: Comprehensive 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 advisable.
  • No specific certifications or technical prerequisites are mandated.
 35 Hours

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