Classroom Sessions:
INTRODUCTION
In these turbulent times, leaders need to focus on what will drive their business enterprise through the obstacles of success. This Art of Strategic Management and Leadership training course offers solutions to any leader who must continue to deal with the economy and make smart decisions about such important elements as new business strategies, succession planning and the use of intellectual capital to sustain and grow their business.
The Art of Strategic Management and Leadership training course begins with a week on Strategic Management, which develops the skills behind strategic thinking and developing good strategies to support the strategic planning function. This GLOMACS training course looks at many contemporary theories that focus on the best approaches to take to use resources wisely to stay the course of continuous improvement.
Week two of this GLOMACS training course focuses on The Art of Leadership and on how a leader takes on the responsibilities of implementing new strategies and developing their human assets to support the enterprise. This training course goes deep into the heart of a true leader and helps any leader / manager understand what makes an effective leader in the modern organization. This training course is the catalyst behind what makes a successful strategic plan work in the real world.
MODULES
This training course is split into two modules:
MODULE I - Strategic Planning and Execution
MODULE II - Mastering People Management & Team Leadership
Each module is structured and can be taken as a stand-alone training course; however, delegates will maximise their benefits by taking Module 1 and 2 back-to-back as a 2-week training course.
Objectives
- Expand your understanding of how Strategic Thinking has developed and is used by managers and leaders
- Develop an understanding or the process of Strategy Formation and Implementation within any organization
- Link the Strategy of a firm with the Desired Outcomes of Revenues, Profits, and Growth through Value Creation and Market Focus
- Recognize factors that require change in your organization and how to lead the changes in your business unit
- Demonstrate the leadership core skills of Communication and Inspiration; Systems Thinking and Emotional Intelligence
- Use personal influence and develop political savvy to network and influence people effectively
- Apply a change management model for communicating and implementing change
- Tap into and “inner power” to gain self confidence and strength
- Get the most productivity out of each employee
Training Methodology
The Art of Strategic Management and Leadership training course is an interactive mixture of lecture, discussion groups, team activities and practice on various case studies and video sequences. It provides the latest instructional technologies to enable the delegate to learn and apply the skills and techniques used in the training course.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Suitable for any professional who is engaged in the functions of strategic planning, developing new strategies of how to use their resources wisely, or leading the changes required to make their organization a success
Module 1: Strategic Planning and Execution
DAY 1
The Dynamics of Strategy Development, Building a Cohesive Corporate Strategy
- The Dynamics of Purpose
- The Dynamics of Resource Development
- The Dynamics of Environmental Development
DAY 2
Resource Allocation, Strategic Planning and Control
- Objectives, Task Setting and Communicating Strategy
- Resource Allocation
- Strategic Planning
- Information, Monitoring and Control
DAY 3
Corporate Performance, Governance and Business Ethics
- Stakeholders and Corporate Performance
- Agency Theory
- Governance Mechanisms
- Ethics and Strategy
DAY 4
Government, Public Sector and Not-For-Profit Strategies
- Examining the Environment in Public Sector Strategy
- Analysing Resources in the Public and Non-profit Sectors
- Describing the Purpose of Public and Not-for-Profit Organisations
- Context, Content and Implementation in Public Sector Strategy
DAY 5
Managing Strategic Change
- Causes of Change
- Prescriptive Approaches to Managing Strategic Change
- Emergent Approaches to Managing Change
- Developing a Strategic Change Programme
Module 2: Mastering People Management & Team Leadership
DAY 6
Understanding Your Role
- Leader or manager
- Self-perception
- Beyond the job description: Finding-out what your organisation requires of you
- Balancing conflicting stakeholder demands
- Understanding the nature of change
- A model for implementing change
DAY 7
Personal Effectiveness, Time Management and Delegation
- Understanding yourself and your organisational environment
- Outcome orientation
- Setting personal and team objectives
- Managing performance
- Finding and using time effectively
- A model for effective delegation
DAY 8
Communication, Influence and Conflict Management
- Channels of communication
- Effective listening skills
- Emotions and rapport
- Persuasion and negotiation: The keys to personal influence
- Managing conflict assertively
DAY 9
Team Building, People Management and Motivation
- How high-performing teams work
- Identifying team roles
- Motivation and reward
- Building and sharing a vision
- Different approaches to leadership
DAY 10
Enhancing Team Performance through Coaching and Development
- How people learn
- Coaching for personal and team growth
- Feedback skills
- Development planning
- Next steps
- On successful completion of this training course, GLOMACS Certificate will be awarded to the delegates
- Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE) : In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsor, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance
Endorsed Education Provider
GLOMACS is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org
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