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 Duration 35 hours

Course Outline

Day 1 – Strategic Insight & Strategic Thinking

  • Gaining an understanding of strategic insight and its significance
  • Distinguishing between strategic and operational thinking
  • Recognising organisational priorities and strategic challenges
  • Conducting environmental and stakeholder analysis
  • Applying SWOT and PESTLE analysis frameworks
  • Identifying trends, risks, opportunities, and emerging issues
  • Aligning organisational goals with broader business priorities
  • Engaging in strategic problem-solving and decision-making
  • Cultivating a strategic mindset
  • Practical Activity: Strategic analysis of a workplace case study

Day 2 – Transforming Insight into Strategic Action

  • Transitioning from analysis to strategic selection
  • Identifying strategic options and alternatives
  • Evaluating risks, opportunities, and potential business impact
  • Prioritising initiatives and allocating resources effectively
  • Engaging in scenario planning and future-oriented thinking
  • Applying critical thinking in complex situations
  • Making decisions under conditions of incomplete information
  • Formulating strategic recommendations
  • Communicating strategic insights to senior stakeholders
  • Workshop: Developing a strategic action plan

Day 3 – Coaching & Mentoring for Performance

  • Understanding the concepts of coaching and mentoring
  • Differentiating coaching, mentoring, training, and management
  • The role of leaders as coaches and mentors
  • Establishing trust and psychological safety
  • Practising active listening and powerful questioning
  • Setting goals and conducting development conversations
  • Providing and receiving constructive feedback
  • Utilising coaching models and frameworks
  • Addressing performance and behavioural challenges
  • Creating individual development plans
  • Practical Activity: Coaching and mentoring role plays

Day 4 – Impact & Influence

  • Understanding personal impact and professional credibility
  • Exploring sources of influence and power
  • Influencing outcomes without formal authority
  • Mapping and analysing stakeholder networks
  • Understanding varied stakeholder needs and motivations
  • Applying persuasive communication techniques
  • Constructing compelling business arguments
  • Demonstrating executive presence and confident communication
  • Managing resistance and engaging difficult stakeholders
  • Employing negotiation and influence techniques
  • Workshop: Stakeholder influence simulation

Day 5 – Strategic Influence & Leadership Application

  • Integrating strategic insight, coaching, and influence
  • Influencing high-level strategic decisions
  • Leading through change and uncertainty
  • Managing difficult and high-stakes conversations
  • Fostering alignment across teams and stakeholders
  • Cultivating commitment and accountability
  • Coaching others to achieve strategic objectives
  • Measuring the impact of leadership interventions
  • Developing a personal leadership and influence action plan
  • Final Exercise: Integrated strategic leadership case study
  • Individual action planning and course reflection

Requirements

  • A foundational to intermediate grasp of leadership and management principles.
  • Professional experience in supervisory, managerial, or specialist positions is advisable.
  • Formal certifications or specific technical prerequisites are not required.

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