Understanding your Organisation: Its Role and Purpose
- The role and purpose of organisations
- The influence of corporate governance
- The ethical stance of organisations
- The power and influence of stakeholders
- The organisation's cultural context
Leadership - Motivating Staff to Achieve Results
- Strategic management and the need for leadership
- Leadership characteristics, roles and styles
- Motivation; motivating your team
- Dealing with ethical dilemmas
Strategy and Strategic Management
- The strategy concept; strategy defined
- Strategic thinking, strategic planning and emergent strategies
- The value of strategic management to organisations
Strategic Analysis
- Conducting a strategic appraisal; its purpose and who should be involved
- Analysing business performance; using financial and non-financial data
- Stakeholders: their interest, power and expectations
Analysing and Evaluating the Internal Environment
- Strategic resources and distinctive capabilities
- Creating value: value chains and value systems
- Understanding the importance of coherence and integration - the '7S' framework
Analysing and Evaluating the External Environment
- The macro or 'PEST' environment
- The competitive environment: analysing five key forces
- Understanding your customers, competitors and suppliers
Summarising the Current Position
- Where are we now? - the SWOT analysis
- Identifying critical success factors
Strategic Development and Review
- Developing new strategies
- Dealing with uncertainty: - Scenarios and scenario planning & Complexity and the implications for organisations
- Appraising strategic options - suitability, feasibility and acceptability
- Developing a robust business case
- Understanding the risks associated with your strategy
Implementing Strategies and Monitoring
- Implementing new strategies
- The development and use of formal plans
The Management of Change
- Why organisations need to change - the strategic rationale
- Organisation culture and the impact on change
- Styles of managing change - which is most appropriate?
- Change targets and objectives
- The role of leaders and other change agents
- Levers for managing change
Monitoring Performance
- A strategic approach to monitoring performance:
- Maintaining momentum
Organisations and Leadership Today
- Institutional vs interactive leadership
- The role of emotional intelligence
Personal Development
- Developing your strategic skills and competencies
- Personal action plan
Testimonial
Neil Campbell, Head of Operations Swiss Life (UK) Plc "I would recommend the 5-Day MBA course to all Strategic and Senior Managers as an absolute must."