Course Outline
Introduction to Strategic Thinking
Key Business Areas that Managers Must Master
- Leadership
- Strategy
- Finance
- Communication
- Marketing
- Culture and innovation
Leadership
- Self-assessment exercise
- The collaboration mindset
Strategy
- Identifying the company's strategic and operational alignment
- The role of the manager in strategy and operations
Finance
- Understanding the numbers
- Finance's role in extending the company's influence, competitiveness and survival
Communication
- Communicating across functions, departments, regions and language
- Presentation skills
Marketing
- Identifying and responding to demand and market shifts
- How technology changes the game
Culture and Innovation
- An organization's personality
- A growth and learning mindset
Strategic Decision Making
- Anticipating problems
- Obtaining and interpreting information
- Placing challenges and opportunities within strategic context
- Discussion, decision and feedback
Professional Development
- Mentorship and ongoing training
- Seeing the future and using it to your advantage
Summary and Conclusion
Requirements
- An understanding of business.
- Desire to learn and improve strategic thinking skills.
Audience
- Junior to mid-level managers
- This course is geared towards business development and strategy teams
Testimonials (3)
Mr Andrew easily understood and responded so well to participants' answers.
Junaidah Ahmad - GAS MALAYSIA DISTRIBUTION SDN BHD
Course - Market Forecasting
- I finally can implement the right analysis method to what I currently work on. - Discussion on general issues (worldwide) which is related to the training topic.
Lizawati Pati - GAS MALAYSIA DISTRIBUTION SDN BHD
Course - Market Forecasting
The references on the material, and everything else that was provided during the training. However, I would recommend advertising this training so more people can attend.