Training Course on Integrating Strategic, Operational and Tactical Leadership for Outstanding Performance

This highly informative training course provides professionals with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to achieve outstanding organisational results. It covers the principal management and leadership concepts and competencies needed to formulate and execute strategy; how to create operational structures, systems, processes, and resources to execute the strategy; how to support front-line managers and employees by creating the conditions to help them succeed; and finally to actually lead and manage tactically on the front-lines. This includes the ability to motivate and inspire people on an individual and collective basis. The training course integrates the most effective and efficient methods for building and leading dynamic, adaptable, and highly competitive teams and organisations.

Duration:       10 Days

Target Audience

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Line and functional Managers, Team Leaders, and Supervisors in organisations of all sizes
• Professionals responsible for strategy, marketing, business development, production, operations, HR and/or product development
• Intermediate and advanced level Managers, Team Leaders, and Supervisors within all sectors, private and public, profit and not-for-profit

Objectives

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

• Understand the planning and execution framework at all levels of the organisation.
• Recognize and apply the concepts and principles of strategy, operational planning, and tactical execution.
• Create and maintain organisational structures, processes, and systems to ensure tactical, operational, and strategic success.
• Understand and apply the strategic, operational, and tactical leadership framework.
• Identify and assess linkages and interrelations of leadership with strategy, operations, organisation, and tactics.

Course Outline

Module 1: Strategy Excellence: From Strategic Vision to Tactical Execution

Day One: Understanding Strategy and Strategy Execution

• Defining and Understanding of Strategy 
• Linking Strategy to Action 
• Setting Long Term Organisational Destination – Strategy is about Where are you Heading.
• Strategy Documentation, Communication and DURATION
• Defining Strategy and Operational Effectiveness – What is the difference?
• Barriers and Success Factors related to Strategy Execution including Leadership and Culture

 Day Two: From Vision to Results: The Planning and Execution Framework

• Understanding the distinction between Strategy, Operations and Tactics
• How Planning and Execution Work
• Impact of Mission and Vision Statements on Strategic Planning
• Mission Analysis and Mission Leadership
• Measuring Progress and Results
• The Gap between Strategy and Performance

Day Three: Turning Strategy into Actionable Plan

• Invisibility of Performance Bottlenecks to Top Management
• Under Performance Culture Impact on Strategy and Performance Gap
• How to close the strategy and performance gap
• The Four Successful Steps in Turning Strategy into Actionable Plan
• Building A Strategy – Focused Organisation (SFO)
• The Six Loop Strategy Execution System including the Office of Strategy Management (OSM)

Day Four: Understanding the Meaning of Performance Measurements and Management

• Why do we need Performance Management System?
• Characteristics of Good Measures
• The Balanced Scorecard
• Defining Critical Success Factors
• Organisational Excellence
• How to Develop and Standardize Performance Metrics

Day Five: Implementing a Successful Performance Management System

• Gaining Management Commitment and Selecting a Winning Team
• Planning for Success – Strategic Business Planning Framework
• Performance Contract Framework
• The usage of charts in presenting effective reports
• Complete exercise on how to develop a Balanced Scorecard from scratch.
• Conclusion and Wrap Up

Module 2: Effective Organisational Leadership

Day Six: Understanding Organisational Leadership

• Defining Leadership in an Organisation
• Key behavioural factors in Leadership
• Leading in the modern world: VUCA
• Understanding strategic, operational, and tactical leadership
• Leading Change in an organisation
• Leadership assessment: Strategic, Operational, Tactical

 Day Seven: Vision and Strategy: Strategic Leadership

• Characteristics of Strategic Leaders
• Strategic data and planning factors
• Developing Strategy: Mission or Mantra?
• Building your Leadership brand
• Inspirational engagement and influence
• Communicate and cascading Strategy to gain buy-in

 Day Eight: Implement and Perform: Tactical Leadership

• Characteristics and behaviours of Tactical Leaders
• Tactical Intelligence data and planning
• Managing performance and motivation
• Understanding Team Dynamics
• Building Team cohesiveness
• Coach and engage for success.

 Day Nine: Linking Strategic to Tactical: Operational Leadership

• Characteristics and requirements of Operational Leaders
• Mastering Operational Management principles
• Linking strategic goals to tactical objectives
• Managing key stakeholders: Cross-departmental cooperation
• Managing Operational Meetings
• Turning negative ideas in to positive achievements

 Day Ten: Creating the Leadership Organisation

• Creating an organisational culture
• Developing a collaborative vision and strategy
• Continuous improvement for organisational success
• Working across boundaries: Virtual leadership
• Collaborative Organisation: Group exercise
• Action Planning and Next steps

Certification

• Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with Macskills Training and Development Institute Certificate

Training Venue

• Training will be held at Macskills Training Centre. We also tailor make the training upon request at different locations across the world.

Airport Pick Up and Accommodation

• Airport pick up and accommodation is arranged upon request.

Terms of Payment

• Payment should be made to Macskills Development Institute bank account before the start of the training and receipts sent to us via email.