COURSES > LEADERSHIP & STRATEGY
Effective Strategic Thinking, Planning and Implementation
Develop Your Strategic Skills
Chaired by
David West
This course is available for teams and organisations.
We’ll tailor it to your goals and deliver it online, at your offices, or wherever works best.
Overview
In today’s fast-paced and unpredictable world, strategic planning is more important than ever. Take your strategic thinking and planning skills to the next level.
Join our Effective Strategic Skills course, led by Fellow CIPD, David West. This practical, hands-on training is designed to help you create clear, actionable strategies that capitalise on your strengths and position you to take advantage of new opportunities as they arise.
Gain powerful tools and techniques to navigate change, anticipate trends and develop a roadmap that drives your organisation toward its goals. Learn how to think strategically, use horizon scanning techniques to identify key shifts in the market, and analyse cultural, political and economic trends that impact your team.
Through expert-led exercises and real-world scenarios, leave the course with a comprehensive set of skills to craft and implement a strategic plan that aligns with your organisation's vision and ensures you succeed in a dynamic environment.
Fellow CIPD
David’s Leadership and Management development experience spans the public, private and voluntary sectors. In the public sector David has run workshops on commercial awareness and change management for executive teams from central & local government teams. In the voluntary sector David was CEO of a Microsoft founded International Aid charity with in excess of 1million beneficiaries across Africa. As head of Learning & Development for a global logistics business in the UK David was responsible for the learning & development strategy for a UK organisation of 37,000 employees. David designed and delivered Director level programs not only for established teams but also for high potential executives. At a central government level, he has spoken at All Party Parliamentary Groups as well as being a speaker at symposium events. His commercial, change management, negotiation and “messaging” experience has been gained in leadership in a turn-around business environment as well as mergers & acquisitions, both “friendly” and “unfriendly”. His considerable and varied experience makes his style both very pragmatic and engaging…
Learning Outcomes
Examine a range of examples of strategic skills and planning
Gain a thorough understanding of horizon scanning and its uses
Understand a range of tools and techniques to effectively map information
Learn different approaches and receive tailored advice on implementation
Develop an action plan to implement the right methodology within your organisation
Identify possible future threats and opportunities specific to your organisation and the public sector
All the Understanding ModernGov courses are Continuing Professional Development (CPD) certified,
with signed certificates available upon request for event.
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Agenda
09:25 - 09:30 Registration
09:30 - 10:00 Trainer’s Welcome and Clarification of Learning Objectives
10:00 - 10:45 Strategic Skills and Planning
What myths exist about ‘strategic thinking’? What is true?
What good examples of strategy have you seen and what made them good?
Learn about different scenarios when horizon scanning is used
10:45 - 11:00 Morning Break
11:00 - 12:15 The Benefits of Strategic Analysis and Analysing Trends
External environment vs. internal capability
What external factors could help or hinder?
What possible scenarios do you need to be prepared for?
Analyse specific cultural, political and economic trends
Understand how analysing trends could benefit your organisation
Forecast which trends will most impact your work and your team
12:15 - 13:15 Lunch
13:15 – 14:00 Using Strategic Analysis in Your Organisation
What is your vision of success?
Who are the stakeholders?
How strong do those relationships need to be and how can you strengthen them?
Who do you need to influence?
What are the strengths and weaknesses?
12:15 - 13:15 The Importance of Analysing Trends
Analyse specific cultural, political and economic trends
Understand how analysing trends could benefit your organisation
Forecast which trends will most impact your work and your team
14:00 -15:00 Horizon Scanning Techniques
Analyse specific cultural, political and economic trends
Understand how analysing trends could benefit your organisation
Forecast which trends will most impact your work and your team
15:15 Afternoon Break
15:15 – 16:00 Effective Strategic Implementation
What is the difference between change and transition?
What do your priorities need to be?
Overcoming your own limiting assumptions
16:00 - 16:15 Round Up and Key Takeaways
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