Course Overview
By attending this course, you will:
- Explore the specific role that is required of strategic managers in an organization.
- Consider the approach to the medium/long term funding of the authority to ensure financial resilience year on year.
- Consider the approach to the medium/long term staffing of the authority to achieve all of its strategic objectives.
- Maintain a strategic overview of the organization’s core operations.
- Consider the approach to the medium/long term planning to ensure the organization meets all of the expectations of its stakeholders.
- Have an overview of programme and change management for those senior managers who will be looking to employ and manage specific skilled staff and/or consultants to help achieve their organizational change objectives.
The course will wrap with a summary of the key learning points, followed by an action planning exercise with a view to apply the acquired knowledge and skills immediately upon your return to work. Post-course support is also available in relation to the implementation of your action plan, up to six (6) months following course completion.
Agenda
Organizational Role of the Strategic Manager
- What is Strategic Management?
- Understanding the Strategic Position of the organization
- the Strategic Toolkit
- Stakeholder Management
Finance Strategy
- Funding strategic priorities
- Ensuring revenue resilience
- Managing reserves
- Crises planning
Human Capital Strategy
- Talent Management
- Pay and reward
- Succession planning
- The corporate dashboard
Strategic Risk Management
- Financial risks.
- People risks.
- Operational risks
- Reputational risks
Operational Capability
- Business Modelling
- Resilient supply chains
- Ensuring quality
- Lean systems
Strategic Planning
- The Strategic Planning Cycle
- Review and refresh
- Incremental adjustments vs major restructure
Leading Strategic Change
- The Drivers of Change
- Building and Gaining support
- Project management
- Change management
Crisis Management
- The emergency response.
- Taking control.
- Working in partnership.
- Restoring normality
Course Review
- Summary and recap of key learning objectives
- Action Planning
Target Audience
This course is suitable for Board-level Directors & Deputy Directors, and all other Senior Managers who are responsible for achieving the organization’s strategic objectives & can commit the resources to achieve them.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, you will:
- Focus on ensuring that the organization’s operations are fit for purpose in the current, medium and long term.
- Keep a strategic overview of operations.
- Understand when and how to ‘intervene’ in the organization’s operations.
- Gain a full understanding of the role of strategic leader – specifically how it relates to the finance, human resources, data/information and operational capacity of the organization to deliver its strategic objectives.
- Implement an Action Plan at your workplace using the knowledge and skills acquired through the course.
Course Dates
Spaces limited to NINE (9) delegates per course. Book Now to avoid missing out!
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