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 Duration 35 hours

Course Outline

Day 1 – Strategic Insight & Strategic Thinking

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

Day 2 – Turning Insight into Strategic Action

  • Translating analysis into strategic choices
  • Identifying strategic options and alternatives
  • Assessing risks, opportunities, and business impact
  • Prioritizing initiatives and allocating resources effectively
  • Employing scenario planning and forward-thinking techniques
  • Applying critical thinking in complex situations
  • Making decisions under conditions of incomplete information
  • Formulating strategic recommendations
  • Presenting strategic insights to senior stakeholders
  • Workshop: Creating a strategic action plan

Day 3 – Coaching & Mentoring for Performance

  • Understanding the principles of coaching and mentoring
  • Differentiating between coaching, mentoring, training, and management
  • The role of leaders as effective coaches and mentors
  • Establishing trust and psychological safety
  • Practicing active listening and powerful questioning
  • Setting goals and facilitating development conversations
  • Providing and receiving constructive feedback
  • Utilizing coaching models and frameworks
  • Addressing performance and behavioral challenges
  • Creating individual development plans
  • Practical Activity: Engaging in coaching and mentoring role plays

Day 4 – Impact & Influence

  • Understanding personal impact and professional credibility
  • Identifying sources of influence and power
  • Influencing outcomes without formal authority
  • Making stakeholder maps and conducting analyses
  • Understanding the needs and motivations of various stakeholders
  • Employing persuasive communication techniques
  • Constructing compelling business arguments
  • Exhibiting executive presence and confident communication
  • Managing resistance and dealing with difficult stakeholders
  • Using negotiation and influencing techniques
  • Workshop: Simulating stakeholder influence scenarios

Day 5 – Strategic Influence & Leadership Application

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

Requirements

  • A fundamental to intermediate grasp of leadership and management principles.
  • Professional experience in supervisory, managerial, or specialized roles is advised.
  • No formal certifications or technical prerequisites are necessary.

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