COURSE OVERVIEW
Proficient use of strategic tools and skills is critical for effective leadership. Forward-looking strategy formulation can distinguish a high-performing business from one that stagnates. This course demonstrates how strategy enables organizations to deploy a coherent plan, stay customer-focused, cultivate world-class talent, and continuously improve business processes and systems simultaneously.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By participating in this course, delegates will be able to:

• Understand and apply the steps of strategic planning—vision, strategy development, strategy implementation, and culture—to create a unique competitive advantage
• Apply analytical and conceptual tools to enhance strategic leadership capabilities
• Align organizational objectives with strategic goals through integrated planning, KPIs, and performance metrics at both department and individual levels
• Incorporate customer and stakeholder needs into strategic planning
• Recognize how customer actions, competitor moves, and internal operations influence business outcomes

TARGET AUDIENCE
This program is designed for:

• Professionals and leaders from any industry seeking advanced knowledge in strategic planning, development, and implementation
• Individuals aiming to strengthen their capacity as strategic thinkers
• Managers responsible for translating organizational vision into actionable plans and achieving organizational objectives
• Senior executives and managers involved in strategy formulation and execution

Attendance enables participants to learn and apply advanced principles of strategic planning, organizational development, and implementation to enhance workforce capabilities and drive corporate transformation.

TRAINING METHODOLOGY
This experiential, results-oriented program follows adult learning principles. It combines short, inspiring lectures with structured lessons from the course manual, interactive discussions, video-enhanced presentations, role plays, and hands-on exercises. Ample time is allocated for Q&A, group activities, and action planning to reinforce learning. The program emphasizes collaboration, experiential learning, and practical application of strategic planning, development, and implementation. Pre- and post-course assessments are conducted to measure learning effectiveness.

COURSE CONTENTS

Module 1 – Introduction to Strategic Leadership Principles

• Focus: Understanding the key components of successful leadership: mission, vision, strategy, resources, and culture
• Key Topics:
  • Principles of strategic leadership and their impact on business performance
  • The role and significance of strategic leadership
  • Overview of strategic leadership and planning processes
  • Differentiating a strategic plan from a business plan
  • Assessing your organization’s mission, vision, and external/internal environment

Module 2 – Formulating Strategic Plans

• Focus: Creating a unique and valuable strategic position
• Key Topics:
  • Organizational activity systems and their role in competitive advantage
  • Strategic planning processes: strategic capability (what), organizational capability (how), and resource capability (ability)
  • Core strategic choices and differentiating strategic vs. non-strategic planning
  • Competencies required for top managers as strategic planners

Module 3 – Strategic Alignment and Performance

• Focus: Aligning mission, vision, strategy, and culture with people, processes, and systems
• Key Topics:
  • Developing a strategic management map
  • Aligning employees and resources toward a shared purpose
  • Key elements of executing strategic leadership
  • Linking performance outcomes (growth and profitability) to alignment between employees, customers, strategy, and processes
  • Integrating business systems and resources to achieve consistent results
  • Creating a cohesive model from previously disconnected organizational parts

Module 4 – Strategy Implementation and KPI/Performance Measurement

• Focus: Using lateral thinking to implement strategy and measure performance
• Key Topics:
  • Best practices in strategy implementation and performance delivery
  • Components of a detailed implementation plan
  • Core requirements for successful strategic management execution
  • Defining departmental and individual KPIs
  • Communicating strategy and overcoming internal resistance

Module 5 – Becoming a Strategic Leader

• Focus: Integrating all elements through practical strategic exercises
• Key Topics:
  • Embedding strategy-making and implementation into managerial roles
  • Developing strategic leadership and execution capability
  • Team-based strategic planning exercises
  • Fostering organizational commitment to strategy
  • Evaluating implementation performance
  • Leading effective strategy-making teams
  • Action planning for workplace application