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The Course

More than ever before, implementing strategic improvement changes in an organization requires leaders who think and act in a strategic manner. To maintain competitiveness, work is becoming increasingly complex and sophisticated, but often strategic improvements are implemented by competent professionals who have little or no strategic leadership training. Modern organizations cannot afford anything less than competent management that leads to successfully implemented improvements. Establishing and maintaining personal and team leadership skills, creating productive work environments and leading teams in strategic activities to meet goals is a challenging, every-day part of a strategic leader’s life.

This program offers an opportunity to focus on the development and use of strategic leadership practices that allow for effective and efficient management of strategic improvements. It provides practical skills to take back to the job, along with insights needed to adapt principles to specific work environments. The seminar is designed to give participants an in-depth understanding of the skills required to successfully demonstrate strategic leadership.

The Goals

Understand strategic leadership and its role in the implementation of changes
Gain greater skill in working in the role of strategic team leader
Develop skill in strategic leadership techniques of creating a strategic change environment, planning, relationships and communication
Understand the role of stakeholders in strategic leadership
Learn to utilize individual and team strengths to achieve strategic objectives
Develop communication and human interaction skills to implement strategic change
Develop techniques to deal with strategic organizational change
Learn techniques of strategic stakeholder assessment and management
Learn the techniques to deal with the human reaction to strategic change

The Benefits

Integrate strategic management and leadership into the overall work of the organization
Develop skills for strategic leaders which will raise their capability, skill and morale
Improve preparedness to deal with strategic improvements
Establish organizational, team and personal strategic leadership capabilities
Improve performance in setting and completing strategic objectives
Allow leaders to better meet challenges of dynamic, strategic change

The Results

Improve individual and team performance by learning productive, effective and efficient strategic leadership skills
Learn strategic leadership techniques to accomplish change and establish strategic priorities
Develop skills in interpersonal interaction to implement strategic change through people
Demonstrate proficiency in identifying strategic techniques and methods
Adds personal value and competency for organizations’ strategic leaders

The Core Competencies

Strategic Leadership
People Management
Communication Skill
Human Interaction Skill
Strategic Priorities
Change Management

The Programme Content

Day One

Strategic Leadership Skills in a Changing Business Culture

Identification of strategic leadership skills
Challenges leaders face in changing organizations
Conditions that exist that require strategic leadership
The role of strategic leadership in dynamic organizations
Understanding the role of strategic management in leadership
How leadership skills change with organizational change

Day Two

Strategic Leadership in Organizational Excellence

The role that organization type plays in strategic leadership
Developing a culture of strategic organizational excellence
Learning the skill and techniques of strategically managing stakeholders
Focusing on strategic priorities in leadership
Setting strategic priorities with other leaders

Day Three

The Importance of Communication in Strategic Leadership

Importance of strategic leadership and communication methods
Strategic interpersonal communication is two-way
Understanding of how interpersonal communication preferences differ
Developing a strategic listening communication style
Communicating empowerment techniques as a strategic leader

Day Four

Strategic Leaders Demonstrate Flexibility in Interpersonal Relationships

Successful strategic leaders have positive interpersonal interaction
Characteristics of strategic interpersonal interaction
Identification of the personal interaction style
Individual strengths and challenges of each interaction style
Strengths and challenges in strategic interactions
Understanding how strategic teams work better using varied interaction types

Day Five

Strategic Leadership, Innovation and Human Change

Understanding the strategic benefits of innovation and improvement
Leading strategic personal change in our teams
Understanding problems inherent with strategic change in individuals and teams
Avoiding critical change mistakes
Preparing project team and individuals for strategic change

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