Strategic Leadership and Management Course

Introduction
Strategic Management and Leadership Course offers guidance to any leader who wants to make smart decisions about important components like new business strategies, succession planning, and the utilization of human capital to support and nurture their business

Today’s leaders have a lot more responsibility on their shoulders, especially with the increasing uncertainty of these times. They need to focus on what will navigate their business through the obstacles of time, towards successful returns.

The course focuses on strategic management, which develops the skills behind strategic thinking and developing good leadership strategies to support the strategic planning function. Your success as a leader ultimately depends on persuading others to adopt and run with your ideas. This training will improve your ability to work with and through others to drive business success. You will learn the fundamentals of effectively leading people, teams, and organizations and develop tools to analyze business situations.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, the participant should be able to;

• Examine their own personality and behaviours to enhance self-awareness
• Review leadership styles and practice – identifying overlaps and differences
• Harness the team’s ability to innovate
• Develop and motivate the team for optimum performance
• Evaluate how leaders impact culture and climate
• Understand how leaders navigate change, strategy, and innovation
• Understand and harness cultural differences
• Differentiate between leadership, management, influence, and power
• Understand the leader’s role in implementing change

Who should attend:

This course is targeted at managers and any other professional who want to hone their leadership skills  

Duration

5 days

Topics to be covered

Leadership: An Overview 

• Leadership Styles  
• The modern business environment 
• Accountability mechanisms 

Core Leadership Competencies 

• Leader or manager? 
• Influence, authority, and power 
• Emotions, mood & disposition 
• Rapport-building 
• Communication and its part in leadership 
• Teamwork development 
• Conflict resolution 
• Coaching skills   

Leadership and Change 

• Different approaches to change 
• Models of the change process 
• Individual reaction to change 
• Politics of change 

Strategic Planning and Management 

• Strategy definition and features 
• Introduction to strategic management 
• Introduction to strategic planning 
• Strategic plan elements 
• Components of a strategy statement 
• Importance of strategic planning and management in an organization 

The Strategic Pillars 

• Differentiate Between Mission and Vision 
• Core Values and Their Role in Strategic Planning 
• Articulate the Unique Value for Your Unit 
• Value of Purpose in Ensuring a High-Performance Organization That Achieves Results 
• Mission and Vision Statements  

Strategic Planning and Management Process 

• Environment Analysis 
• Strategy Formulation 
• Strategy Implementation 
• Strategy Evaluation 

Analyzing the Environment 

• External environment 

o    Macro and micro factors 

o    Macro and Market Trends  

o    The performance matrix 

• Internal environment 

o    Components of an Internal Assessment 

o    Concept of Core Competencies 

o    Importance of Culture in an Internal Assessment 

o    Internal Assessment Diagnostic  

• Tools/Techniques for Conducting External and Internal Assessments 

Making Strategic Decisions 

• Role of data synthesis, insight, and creativity in strategic planning 
• Conducting a SWOT analysis  
• Using a SWOT analysis to choose strategic imperatives 
• Identifying organization’s integrated components 
• Strategic imperatives and performance measures 

Building a Strategic Plan – Key Elements 

• Where you stand 

o    Internal/external assessment, mission, & principles 

• What do you expect to accomplish? 

o    Vision, goals, & objectives 

• How to get there? Strategy Map 
• Developing strategic initiatives 
• Developing an action plan 
• Strategic performance measures 
• What are the strategic risks? 

Communicating and Executing the Strategic Action Plan 

• Identifying gaps in executing the strategy  
• Building commitment through multiple avenues of communication  
• Establish individual and team performance goals linked to the strategic action plan 
• Aligning the organization towards the goal 
• Linking rewards and recognition to the strategic progress 

Strategy Review 

• Importance of strategy review 
• Conducting strategic review meetings 
• Developing a strategic review agenda 
• Revising the strategy 

Three D’s in Strategic Planning 

• Decisions 
• Direction 
• Dedication 

Strategic Concerns in Competitive Environment 

• Impact of the affiliations between competitors, and among competitors and customers on the market 
• How competitive connections impact the changes in industries 
• Principles of data, vision, and innovation 
• Conducting a SWOT evaluation 
• Strategic issues and strategic creativities 

Strategic Thinking 

• Context of strategic thinking 
• Key aspects of strategic thinking 
• Applying strategic thinking tools 
• Strategic thinking process 

Leadership and Strategy 

• Role of strategic leadership in strategic management 
• Essential skills of a strategic leader 
• Principles of strategic leadership 

Training Approach

This course will be delivered by our skilled trainers who have vast knowledge and experience as expert professionals in the fields. The course is taught in English and through a mix of theory, practical activities, group discussion and case studies. Course manuals and additional training materials will be provided to the participants upon completion of the training.

Tailor-Made Course

This course can also be tailor-made to meet organization requirement. For further inquiries, please contact us on: Email: trainings@stepupskillsconsultancy.com Tel: +254 722784250

Training Venue

The training will be held at our StepUp Skills Training Centre. We also offer training for a group at requested location all over the world. The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, and buffet lunch.

Visa application, travel expenses, airport transfers, dinners, accommodation, insurance, and other personal expenses are catered by the participant

Certification

Participants will be issued with StepUp Skills certificate upon completion of this course.

Airport Pickup and Accommodation

Airport pickup and accommodation is arranged upon request. For booking contact our Training Coordinator through Email: trainings@stepupskillsconsultancy.com Tel: +254 722784250

Terms of Payment: Unless otherwise agreed between the two parties payment of the course fee should be done 3 working days before commencement of the training so as to enable us to prepare better