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Day 1 – Strategic Insight & Strategic Thinking

  • The significance of strategic insight in modern organizations
  • Distinguishing between strategic and operational thinking
  • Recognizing organizational priorities and key strategic challenges
  • Conducting environmental and stakeholder analysis
  • Applying SWOT and PESTLE frameworks
  • Identifying trends, risks, opportunities, and emerging issues
  • Aligning organizational objectives with broader business priorities
  • Strategic problem-solving and decision-making processes
  • Cultivating a strategic mindset
  • Practical Activity: Strategic analysis of a workplace case

Day 2 – Turning Insight into Strategic Action

  • Transitioning from analysis to strategic choices
  • Identifying strategic options and alternatives
  • Evaluating risks, opportunities, and business impact
  • Prioritization and efficient resource allocation
  • Scenario planning and forward-thinking approaches
  • Applying critical thinking in complex situations
  • Making decisions despite incomplete information
  • Formulating strategic recommendations
  • Communicating strategic insights to senior stakeholders
  • Workshop: Develop a strategic action plan

Day 3 – Coaching & Mentoring for Performance

  • Foundations of coaching and mentoring
  • Distinguishing coaching, mentoring, training, and management
  • The role of leaders as coaches and mentors
  • Building trust and fostering psychological safety
  • Active listening and powerful questioning techniques
  • Goal setting and conducting development conversations
  • Providing and receiving constructive feedback
  • Utilizing established coaching models and frameworks
  • Addressing performance and behavioral challenges
  • Creating individual development plans
  • Practical Activity: Coaching and mentoring role plays

Day 4 – Impact & Influence

  • Understanding personal impact and professional credibility
  • Sources of influence and power dynamics
  • Influencing without formal authority
  • Stakeholder mapping and analysis techniques
  • Understanding different stakeholder needs and motivations
  • Persuasive communication techniques
  • Building compelling business arguments
  • Executive presence and confident communication
  • Managing resistance and difficult stakeholders
  • Negotiation and influencing techniques
  • Workshop: Stakeholder influence simulation

Day 5 – Strategic Influence & Leadership Application

  • Integrating strategic insight, coaching, and influence
  • Influencing strategic decisions
  • Leading through change and uncertainty
  • Managing difficult and high-stakes conversations
  • Building alignment across teams and stakeholders
  • Creating commitment and accountability
  • Coaching others to achieve strategic objectives
  • Measuring the impact of leadership interventions
  • Personal leadership and influence action plan
  • Final Exercise: Integrated strategic leadership case study
  • Individual action planning and course review

Requirements

  • A foundational to intermediate grasp of leadership and management concepts.
  • Professional experience in supervisory, managerial, or specialist roles is advised.
  • No specific certifications or technical prerequisites are necessary.
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