Companies constantly have to adjust their strategy and be more and more versatile. Research shows that 70% of strategic plans end up being nothing more than an intention. This puts an enormous amount of pressure on management. Managers are asked to have a strong vision and make strategic choices that have a big influence on the organization's performance. Competence in strategy formulation and management has become a distinguishing factor in the competitive business environment.

This 5-day program is designed to assist participants develop skills needed to set the organization's strategic direction. It will help participants refresh their knowledge of strategic planning and increase confidence in the use of corporate planning tools and approaches. This will include the ability to align the organization's internal capabilities to unpredictable external factors, which is crucial for success.

Learning objectives:

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• translate the complexity of the environment into clear guidelines for the strategy;
• make the what, why and how explicit in a clear and robust vision;
• work with innovative strategic frameworks;
• settle on your strategic execution processes and optimize them;
• turn your strategic objectives into a set of KPIs and use them as your performance measure;
• implement relevant technological trends into your strategy in a clever way;
• make your organization versatile enough to respond to future changes;
• match the talents of your organization with the strategy.

For whom:

This program is designed for senior-level executives who are saddled with the strategic direction of their organizations such as Chief Executive Officers, Directors, Company Secretaries, Chief Financial Officers, Heads of Department, Directors of Human Resources, Directors of Business Development, Strategic Advisors, Senior Managers and Project Directors