Key details
Mode of delivery: Classroom-based
Course code: SM13B
Duration: 3 days
Fee: £2,785.00 + VAT
CPD Hours: 18
Course Overview
This course focuses on building organisational capability for successful strategy execution and resilience. Participants will learn to identify and address barriers that can impede progress, diagnose misalignments in leadership, culture, and operations, and implement practical shifts to improve delivery. The programme emphasizes developing effective leadership behaviours, recognising capability gaps, and aligning efforts with core strategic priorities. Additionally, it explores the key elements of fostering a learning culture and building resilience within teams to maintain focus and adapt effectively during disruptions.
Agenda
Day — 1 Organisational Readiness and Execution Barriers
- Identify barriers to execution and the common causes of strategy failure.
- Diagnose leadership, cultural, and operational misalignments that hinder delivery.
- Pinpoint the practical shifts required to enable successful strategy execution.
Day — 2 Leadership Capabilities for Strategic Impact
- Identify leadership behaviours that support or hinder strategy execution.
- Recognise gaps in leadership capabilities that affect strategy delivery.
- Align leadership focus and energy with the most critical strategic priorities.
Day — 3 Learning Culture and Strategic Resilience
- Define the key elements of a learning culture that supports adaptability.
- Understand the role of resilience in maintaining strategic focus during disruption.
- Establish practical approaches to building resilience within teams and the organisation
Course Review
- Summary and recap of key learning objectives
- Action Planning
Target Audience
This course is suitable for:
- Strategy, Department, Business Unit, and Experienced Managers
- Operations, Project, Programme, and Change Managers
- HR Business Partners, Finance, Marketing, and Functional Managers
- Business Development, Growth, Performance, and Planning Managers
- Strategic Initiative Leads and Cross-Functional Project Leaders
- Public Sector Service Managers and NGO Programme Managers
- Management Consultants and Professionals preparing for senior strategic responsibilities
Learning Outcomes
- Identify common organisational, behavioural, and systemic barriers that lead to execution breakdowns and strategy failure.
- Diagnose misalignments across leadership, culture, and operations that disrupt the flow from strategy to delivery.
- Pinpoint practical organisational, behavioural, or process shifts required to close the gap between strategy and execution.
- Recognise how specific leadership behaviours can either reinforce or undermine strategic momentum and follow-through.
- Recognise critical gaps in leadership capability—such as decision-making, communication, or influence—that weaken strategy execution.
- Align leadership time, attention, and decision-making with the strategic priorities that drive the greatest value.
- Define the core characteristics of a learning culture, including feedback, reflection, and experimentation, that enable strategic adaptability.
- Understand how emotional, organisational, and strategic resilience help maintain momentum during periods of volatility or disruption.
- Establish practical strategies to build resilience at individual, team, and organisational levels to sustain performance and engagement.
