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Course Modules

This training course is split into the following modules:

Our 10-day training courses consist of 2 modules that can be booked as a complete 10-day program or as individual 5-day courses.

Introduction

This Leading & Managing through Strategic Planning & Innovation training course caters to both strategic leaders and frontline professionals. It delves into the complexities of strategy development within dynamic environments, emphasizing effective communication and implementation for achieving business objectives.

The first week focuses on innovation and strategic planning, while the second week delves deeper into human and organizational factors crucial for problem-solving and teamwork, essential for successful strategy execution. Clear decision-making and strong leadership are pivotal for ensuring business sustainability and success.

The course incorporates both linear and creative approaches to strategy development, providing delegates with opportunities to enhance critical leadership skills. Spanning two weeks, it offers participants a solid foundation in strategic principles and planning. Strategic leaders are strongly encouraged to attend both weeks for maximum benefit.

What are the Goals?

By attending this intensive 10-day Anderson training course, delegates will be able to:

  • Develop the three key strategic agendas for leaders – Intellectual, Managerial and Behavioural
  • Identify the most effective balance of Operational Excellence and Breakthrough Strategic Performance
  • Identify critical strategic issues and opportunities
  • Practice and encourage your people to think differently and workout new initiatives and innovate
  • Change your environment to support your new strategic initiatives

Who is this Training Course for?

This Anderson training course is designed for individuals who either currently hold or aspire to hold middle and senior management positions, who are responsible for contributing to the development of strategies and plans as well as their implementation. These include:

  • Directors and senior managers
  • Team Leaders
  • Corporate strategy, HR and other functional managers
  • Heads of Division
  • Heads of Department

Course Content

MODULE I

Strategic Planning, Development & Implementation

Day 1
Day One: Understanding the Strategic Environment
  • Understanding the impact of leadership competencies on company strategy
  • Recognizing and interpreting forces in the strategic environment
  • Understanding the importance of planned and creative approaches to strategy development
  • Recognizing organizational change readiness and strategic inflection points
  • Recognizing the impact of perceptions on strategic choices
Day 2
Day Two: Understanding Strategic Models and Paradigms
  • The strategic journey – common models and frameworks to enable strategic choices
  • Developing a strategic roadmap
  • Understanding and leveraging strategic competences and skills
  • Case Study: managing well in an unpredictable environment
  • Recognizing and developing the characteristics of strategic agility
Day 3
Day Three: Effective Strategic Implementation
  • Recognising the key challenges of strategy implementation
  • Understanding the impact of structures on organisational effectiveness
  • Using the 7S model to analyse organisational competence
  • Turning measurement into information to track performance and inform future strategy
  • Building learning organisations to support agility
Day 4
Day Four: Strategic Leadership
  • Effective styles and practices of strategic leaders
  • Recognizing, analysing and developing the strategic leadership styles used by you and others
  • Great leaders inspire and motivate – do carrots and sticks work?
  • Develop your leadership toolkit by understanding motivation theories
  • Case Study: Practice your negotiation skills in complex circumstances
Day 5
Day Five: Driving Strategic Performance & Success
  • More leadership styles: servant leadership and dispersed leadership
  • Understanding the human impact of change
  • Understanding employee engagement
  • Using communication media effectively
  • Achieving success through a dynamic equilibrium between compliance and innovation
MODULE II

Certificate in Smart Leadership

Day 6
Encouraging a Creative Climate at Work
  • Innovative leadership for excellent performance
  • The Critical mass for change and innovation
  • Innovation VS Constant Improvement
  • How a Leader Creates a Culture of Innovation
  • Case Study on Most Innovative Companies
  • Innovation and current business breakthroughs
Day 7
Gaining the Participation of the Workforce
  • The G.E. “Workout” Strategy for engaging Employees
  • Gaining the “Buy-In” from the workforce
  • Developing Creative Solutions for problems and new Strategies
  • Overcoming old Paradigms
  • Dealing with Organizational “Drift”
  • Case Study on Gaining Empowerment
Day 8
Leading with the Creative Edge
  • Developing Creative Potential in People and Teams
  • Managing Creative People
  • Learning new Thinking Skills
  • Learn New Brainstorming Techniques
  • How to Incubate New Ideas
  • Gaining Collaboration in the Workforce
  • Creative Group Exercise: Identifying new business processes
Day 9
Creating a Motivating Climate for Higher Productivity
  • The Ten Key Elements to Setting up New Missions
  • Setting Goals and Targets Creatively
  • Creating a “Sense of Significance”
  • Using Emotional Intelligence to Motivate people
  • Rewarding Performance
  • The Four Step “Pygmalion” theory
  • Group and Team Motivators
Day 10
Day Five: Driving Strategic Change
  • Managing the Change Process
  • Kotter’s Change Management Techniques
  • Successful techniques for Changing People
  • How a Leader Communicates a Sense of Urgency
  • How to Overcome the Pitfalls of Change
  • Creating an Attitude of Constant Change
  • Course Review

The Certificate

Recognition
  • Anderson Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course
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