Advanced Management & Leadership Program

Advanced Management & Leadership Program

Program Objective:

By the end of this programme you will be able to:

• To define and to demystify the concepts of ‘strategy’ and ‘strategic plans’, but also to demystify the strategic process – as part of ‘Helicopter Thinking’
• To break the strategy process down step-by-step, providing a practical toolkit for managers for each key stage
• To illustrate it through some well chosen and highly stimulating case studies – and to distil the lessons from this
• To apply it to your own area of management responsibility – through planning the analysis, option generation, choice, implementation and measurement phases of strategy
• To put this within the overall context of the organisation and of the change and influencing process generally
• To give you a lot more confidence in managing your role strategically within your organisation
• To understand your role as a manager and a leader
• To establish clear objectives and standards of performance for your team and to manage and use conflict and challenge

Course contents:

• Strategic Thinking and Business Analysis
• Internal analysis and fusion of analyses into strategic options
• Strategic plans and the relevance of alliances and joint ventures
• Global strategy, team building and the management of internal communication
• Strategic implementation and getting the value out of strategy
• Teams and their Leaders
• Vision, Direction and Alignment
• Team Dynamics
• Developing the Team
•  Performance and Conflict Management

Who Should Attend?

Professionals from any industry who wish to complement both their understanding of the ‘bigger picture’ of their organization and its context, and their ability to lead teams. This broad spectrum of perspectives makes the seminar particularly appropriate for functional specialists looking to move into wider management positions.