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Strategic Thinking

Program Category: Strategy & Balanced Scorecard
Language: Arabic, English
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STRATEGIC THINKING
Useful approaches to the ability to think strategically and deliver strategic excellence.

Program Purpose:  

Useful approaches to the ability to think strategically and deliver strategic excellence.


Overview:  

It is widely recognized that a key area for development in managers and leaders is their ability to think strategically and to apply new, counter-intuitive ways of thinking and innovative approaches to solving problems and exploiting opportunities. This program will provide managers and leaders with a flexible and adaptable “toolkit” giving them new frameworks for thinking strategically for the benefit of their organization.


Key Benefits:  

This workshop will help participants to:


  • Learn, understand and apply a range of strategic thinking models.
  • Achieve clear focus, insight and foresight around topical and relevant issues and opportunities.
  • Apply objective approaches to strategic thinking and planning.
  • Conduct effective business and people performance reviews.
  • Construct fully-rounded and comprehensive strategic action plans.
  • Share new business language with colleagues, peers and superiors.
  • Cut through layers of information and efficiently move to root cause analysis.
  • Apply strategic models to achieve differentiation and sustainable competitive advantage.
  • Routinely apply peripheral and 360 degree vision to strategic planning and execution.
Who Should Attend

Managers, Directors, Business Leaders, Anyone Who Wishes To Become More Structured, More Disciplined And More Creative In Their Thinking, Planning And Strategy Execution.


Main Topics
  • Opening Our Minds
  • Think And Challenge The Norm
  • New Strategic Thinking Models
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Establishing Excellence In Strategic Execution
  • Strategic Objective Achievement
  • Robust Frameworks
  • Current Strategic Thinking And Relevant Challenges

Program Modules
Module1:    Opening Our Minds


  • What is strategic thinking?
  • Benefits and pitfalls of strategic thinking
  • Writing strategic business plans
  • The thoughts of some strategy leaders


Module2:    Think And Challenge The Norm


  • Counter-intuitive thinking
  • De Bono thinking strategies
  • The six thinking hats


Module3:    New Strategic Thinking Models


  • Bicycle strategy
  • Linear versus mind-map thinking models
  • The importance of personal preference


Module4:    Root Cause Analysis


  • Root cause analysis - the 7 why’s
  • Moments of Truth Analysis
  • COPPFISM
  • Solving problems and exploiting opportunities
  • Working with “The elephant in the room”


Module5:    Establishing Excellence In Strategic Execution


  • The model of excellence
  • Spiral, comfort, stretch, panic
  • Where are you? Where is the business?
  • The CADILLAC strategic thinking model


Module6:    Strategic Objective Achievement


  • The importance of CLARITY
  • Are the 7 habits still relevant?
  • A pragmatic strategy model


Module7:    Robust Frameworks


  • The MBLSS approach
  • The SMART GROWTH approach
  • Consideration of wider issues and stakeholders e.g. PESTEL


Module8:    Current Strategic Thinking And Relevant Challenges


  • The Harvard Business School assessment
  • The role of strategic thinking in 21st Century
  • Attributes of strategic leaders
  • The balanced scorecard approach
  • Communications management




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Duration: 3 Days
Timing:
Date: Suitable dates to be agreed with the client
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Language: Both

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