Strategic thinking, and the ability to do effective strategy formulation and execution, are crucial for businesses across industries. The need for and benefit of these skills is no longer limited to elite staff groups or top executives. Increasingly, companies expect, not only their top management but also their product managers, senior business analysts and mid-level executives in diverse functions to practice strategic leadership i.e. acquire the ability to understand strategic contexts and think and act strategically.

This workshop-course will focus on the craft, the opportunities and the challenges of developing strategies applicable to these roles. A set of key techniques and frameworks to inform leadership practice will be delivered and on a sharply articulated succinct platform of what comprises strategy. Participants will engage in group breakout exercises, become familiar with some core concepts and frameworks. Case contexts deployed will be both contemporary, and some classics, to help impart understanding and ability in tandem.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Critically understand and integrate the different lens through which strategy is understood as a concept and as practice.
• Understand and acquire an ability to apply key techniques and a framework for strategy and leadership practice analyses.
• Gain a critical appreciation of the dynamic and evolving contexts for leadership practice.

DURATION

4 hours; Mode: Online

ASSESSMENT

Learners will be given an opportunity to perform a few exercises during the training and at the end, they will appear in 30-45 minutes Multiple Choice Question Test. 

STUDY VENUE

ONLINE 

DATE

Date to be confirmed at the beginning of August 2020

Guest Lecturer

The course will be led by Guest Tutor who has over 20 years of practice experience. He is a leading academic in the area of strategic management having published in ‘A’ journals and has won the Academy of Management (USA) award. He has worked with organisations like the World Bank and has engaged in research projects with fortune 100 firms like GlaxoSmithKline, Bovis-Lend-Lease, Lloyds Bank, among others. His policy work on employee ownership with strong implications for small and medium enterprises has been flagged at the highest levels in the UK government, including being launched at white hall events.

WHO IS THE COURSE FOR?

Participants from the industry looking to get a critical perspective on strategy and leadership as a practice across management levels will benefit from the course. The course would appeal to all levels of management, and also to students in business management taught programs, looking to get a head start on understanding the blend between concepts and practice.

CERTIFICATION

Learners who will attend this programme will be able to develop their strategic management and leadership skills and also be able to obtain a credit certificate - Level 7 Postgraduate Certificate in Strategic Management and Leadership. 

CAREER PATHS

The course and certification thereof on successful completion will provide participants with support for career progression in management jobs and for breaking into new jobs with the leadership emphasis. It will help practice as key takeaways from the course will aid sensemaking and decision making in strategy and leadership contexts. Gaining a vocabulary on strategy and leadership that is sharp and clear will also enhance visibility and influence in the work environment.