Delivery of Corporate Strategy

Many organisations can define their strategy - the challenge is to implement it and deliver the anticipated results. The pace of change means that leaders and managers need to understand the strategy and take decisions to move the organisation forward. This programme equips leaders and managers with practical skills and tools to enable them to interpret the strategy, engage individuals and teams and build their commitment, translate strategy into action centred business plans, meantime responding to issues and opportunities as they emerge.

Duration

Up to 5 days

Who Should Attend

This programme is for managers of large business units and functional managers who are responsible for implementing strategy and providing feedback on progress and results.

Course Content

This course covers the following elements:

• Develop the vision for your team, function or business unit
• Develop a strategically linked action plan
• Communicate in a compelling and motivational way
• • Creating alignment and building commitment
  • Creating ownership and accountability
  • Storytelling as an engagement tool
• Balancing strategic focus with the need to respond flexibly to opportunities and challenges
• Maintaining your own motivation and enthusiasm as a role model for others
• Linking the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of the overall strategy to KPIs for your team, function or business unit (including application of business scorecards)
• Tracking and measuring progress of implementation
• Communicating progress and results, including use of interim results to maintain focus and priorities amongst key groups of stakeholders

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this programme, delegates will be able to:

• Understand the impact of the strategy on key parts of the organisation
• Translate the strategy into practical and relevant decisions at the functional level
• Establish priorities for implementing the strategy, balancing 'quick wins' with longer-term actions
• Lead in order to maintain focus and commitment; engaging others
• Be pragmatic in adapting to opportunities and changing circumstances.

Course Tailoring

This course must be tailored for your organisational needs

Please contact us to discuss how we can work with you to align the course with your individual requirements