Purpose of the Workshop
- To understand how to think and plan strategically at every level of the organization, whether at the business unit, divisional, or functional levels
- To acquire the knowledge and skills to apply a disciplined systems approach to strategic planning
- To learn step by step how to get your strategic plan done
- To understand when and how to involve key stakeholders, to ease the roll-out of the plan
- To understand how to align the strategic plan at your level to the organization’s strategic direction
- To learn about the common mistakes of, and obstacles to, strategic planning, and how to avoid or overcome them
- To learn practical tips about strategic planning, and how to work with superiors and subordinates on the plan
Who Should Attend
- Strategic Planners
- Org Development Professionals
- Heads of Business Units, Divisions, and Functional Areas
- Leaders at All Levels involved in the Cascade of Strategic Planning in their Organizations
Benefits of Attending
Participants will be able to develop meaningful strategic plans for their business unit, division, or functional area that will:
- Be in full alignment to the strategic direction of the organization
- Leverage the unique expertise and capability of their business unit, division or functional area to create value for the organization in those areas
In so doing, participants will be able to demonstrate the strategic contribution by themselves and their unit to the organization.
Facilitators
All our facilitators are carefully selected professionals with years of hands-on experience in senior management positions. In addition, they
are qualified facilitators with good track records facilitating client organizations, as well as public workshops, in their chosen fields.
Lead facilitator will be Stephen Lin Click here for facilitator’s profile.
Workshop Outline
- The ABCs of Strategic Thinking
The Systems Thinking Approach- The Need for Strategic Thinking
- The 5 Key Questions for Strategic Thinking
- The External Environment
- Strategic Planning Fundamentals
- 3 Goals and 3 Premises of Strategic Planning & Management
- The Strategic Management System
- Common Mistakes in Strategic Planning
- Step by Step Strategic Planning
- Plan to Plan
- Aligning the Strategic Direction
- Creating Customer Value
- Performance Measurement and Tracking
- Current State Assessment
- Strategies and Action Plans
- Parallel Involvement
- Reviews and Updates
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- Participant Discussions and Presentations
- Case Study
Using either a facilitator’s case study or the participants’ own real “live” case from work
- Tools, Tips, and Techniques
Conduct of the Workshop
The workshop will be conducted using adult experiential learning methodology, and will consist of:
- Short lecturettes to explain the concepts and models
- Work on real-life cases
- Case examples
- Practical tempates, tools, techniques
- Presentations and discussions