Strategies, Risks, Negotiation and Leadership are the essential skills for those who are dedicated to maximizing their performance and value-added contribution (and that of the people who work for them). As the business environment becomes ever more uncertain and turbulent, the requirement for professional leadership and management throughout organizations is at a premium. Hence, these four elements of the course provide a structured and coherent framework for addressing the challenges for which professionals face in respect of both their day-to-day and longer-term responsibilities.

Training Modules

Strategic Planning

• Introduction to strategy - background, historical developments, major theories
• Strategic Management – a practical approach for every leader
• The steps involved in strategic planning 
• Analytical tools and techniques
• The relationships between vision, mission and strategy
• The challenge of implementation

Risk Management

• The meaning and nature of risk
• Managing Strategic and operational risks
• Risk mitigation strategies 
• The importance of contingency planning
• Incorporating risk management into governance and strategy development

Negotiating Skills

• What ‘Win-Win’ negotiations achieve
• Investigating organizational power
• Approaches and skills for effective negotiations
• The importance of preparation
• Where to draw the line
• Who negotiates and why

Leadership Skills

• The strategic role and nature of effective leadership
• Charisma must be earned before it can be implemented
• Which leadership skills are keys to success?
• Leading in uncertain times
• Leading or managing, or both?
• Using persuasion to motivate staff

Managing Change

• Communicating effectively
• The challenges of managing change
• Employing empathy whilst delivering objectives
• Gaining support, identifying the change agents
• Team leadership
• Developing a personal action plan for further self-development 

Strategic Communication for leaders

• Intrapersonal style and skills
• Interpersonal and leadership communication skills
• Leadership and The Challenge of Change
• Strategic leadership for team development
• Developing a personal action plan for further self-development

Way forward after the Training

Participants will develop a work plan through the help of facilitators that stipulates application of skills acquired in improving their organizations. ASPM will monitor implementation progress after the training.

Training Evaluation:

Participants will undertake a simple assessment before the training to gauge knowledge and skills and another assessment will be done after the training in-order to demonstrate knowledge gained through the training.

Course Booking

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