Certificate in Leadership
& Strategic Impact

This Certificate in Leadership & Strategic Impact training course is designed for managers in operational and support roles across various functions, including manufacturing, engineering, logistics, sales & marketing, IT, HR, and procurement, with the goal of enhancing their strategic insight. Leadership positions come with distinct challenges, and mastering the ability to utilize resources and capabilities, including digital tools, as strategic assets is crucial. Additionally, staying attuned to external shifts is essential for businesses to succeed in a highly competitive and constantly changing environment.

To effectively communicate with employees, managers must possess strong interpersonal skills and the ability to choose the right communication methods. Achieving desired results requires influence, the ability to convey organizational messages clearly, and the skill to identify and interpret signals of change. Strategy development and implementation are deeply interconnected, and this course empowers managers to improve their performance in both areas.

This training course will feature:

• Development of a strategic analysis toolkit
• Appreciation of techniques to address a complex, volatile and uncertain environment
• Understanding the importance of questioning and challenging assumptions
• Developing self-awareness of key ‘soft’ skills to enable effective communication
• Recognising the need to develop change catalysts across the organisation

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

• Recognize and apply different approaches to developing strategies including:
• competitive, disruptive, blue ocean and resource based
• Understand the relationship between Vision, strategy, strategic and operational planning, decision making, and objective setting
• Understand the range of communication tools available in 21st Century organizations and how to use them effectively
• Develop agile leadership skills for effective communication: written, verbal and effective use of media
• Develop the skills of a transformational leader: visionary and inspiring to engage with and motivate employees

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Directors and senior managers
• Decision-making units
• Team Leaders
• Corporate strategy, HR, Procurement and other functional managers
• Heads of Division
• Heads of Department