Optimize Strategy & Leadership

Understand the organization's vision

Develop the strategic plan

Develop values and principles

Align departmental goals with organizational strategies

Develop and implement Strateegic Change Management

Implement Total Performance Management™

Measure performance against competencies

Develop management's leadership skills

Coach leaders to manage performance

Strategic Thinking

Strategy has never been more challenging, or more important, than in today’s environment of global competition in which corporate strategies must transcend the borders of nations and markets. Too many organizations try to be everything to everyone, wasting resources in markets that may never provide a worthwhile return on investment.

Traditionally, Strategic Planning omits the step of innovative thinking that is so critical to business success.  Strategic Thinking is a more comprehensive planning model that covers innovation, strategic planning and operational planning to develop business strategies that have a greater chance for success.  Strategic Thinking is a way of understanding the fundamental
drivers of a business and rigorously (and playfully) challenging conventional thinking about them, in conversation with others.

Session Focus

Participants will learn the strategic thinking planning process and how to implement it to achieve overall departmental and organizational goals as well as to ensure that departmental strategies are aligned with organizational strategies.  There will be discussions on how to engage employees in the implementation of strategies to meet the overall departmental and corporate goals.

Individuals who can affect a company`s direction.

What You Will Learn

• Understand what the Strategic Thinking model and process is and why it’s of value.
• Obtain feedback from customers to ensure that the strategies will meet their requirements.
• Gain employee understanding and commitment to the realization of the plans.
• Benchmark against other organizations in order to understand and implement industry best practices.
• Identify strategic opportunities
• Develop and implement an operational effectiveness strategy into your department that aligns with the organization’s strategic plan.
• Establish measurable standards
• Develop and execute strategic and innovative processes, including customer requirements.
• Leverage employee involvement to monitor and increase success in the implementation of the strategies.
• Create Values and Principles to sustain the changes introduced through the strategic thinking process.

Course Duration

2 Days