Strategic Management Training Course
Audience
Senior managers seeking a deeper understanding of Strategic Management issues and their practical application.
Course Format
The course integrates the following elements:
- Guided discussions
- Slide-based presentations
- Case studies and real-world examples
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Identify the key factors behind effective strategic leadership and its connection to a robust organizational culture.
- Explain various strategic business models and assess their potential impact on their own organizations.
- Define the core concepts essential for building high-performing teams and managing change effectively.
- Define and apply key financial metrics used to measure strategic success.
Course Outline
What is Strategic Management?
- Establishing your organization’s Vision, Values, and Mission Statement.
- Role Clarity: Identifying your unique contributions.
- Revisiting Strategy and Competitive Advantage.
Strategic Tools and a Strategic Planning Framework
- Conducting a SWOT analysis for your company or department.
Financial Performance
- Understanding Key Financial Statements.
Management Styles vs. Organisational Climate
- Management versus Leadership.
- Available Management Styles and their appropriate applications.
- Key Organisational Climate Factors and strategies for instilling them.
- Integrating Management Styles with Organisational Climate.
Successful Change Management
- Understanding and applying core Change Management Principles.
Creating High-Performing Teams
- The critical role of Team Development stages in building High-Performing Teams.
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Martin - Novelis Deutschland GmbH
Course - Strategic Management
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