Mini MBA: Strategy & Leadership
Overview
This ten-day programme focuses on the two capabilities that matter most at senior level: setting strategy and leading people to deliver it. Participants work through strategic analysis and choice, execution, change and leadership, and complete a team project on a real strategic challenge.
Who should attend
Senior and middle managers, high-potential leaders, and members of strategy and leadership teams.
Training methodology
Lectures and discussion, case studies, group work, guest perspectives, and an applied team project presented on the final day.
Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Analyse the strategic position of an organisation
- Formulate and evaluate strategic options
- Translate strategy into plans and performance measures
- Lead people, teams and change
- Develop a personal leadership approach
Course outline
Day 1Strategy and Leadership
- The leader as strategist
- Strategy concepts
- Leadership concepts
- Programme project
- Team formation
Day 2External Analysis
- Macro environment
- Industry analysis
- Competitor analysis
- Customers and markets
- Project: external analysis
Day 3Internal Analysis
- Resources and capabilities
- Value chain
- Financial position
- Culture
- Project: internal analysis
Day 4Strategic Choice
- Generating options
- Growth strategies
- Evaluating options
- Making the choice
- Project: options
Day 5Strategy Execution
- Objectives and KPIs
- Balanced scorecard
- Initiatives and resources
- Execution discipline
- Execution exercise
Day 6Leading Self
- Self-awareness
- Values and purpose
- Emotional intelligence
- Resilience
- Reflection
Day 7Leading Others
- Motivation
- Coaching
- High-performance teams
- Difficult conversations
- Practice
Day 8Leading Change
- Change models
- Stakeholders and resistance
- Communication
- Culture change
- Case study
Day 9Influence and Communication
- Influencing stakeholders
- Executive communication
- Negotiation
- Project rehearsal
- Feedback
Day 10Presentations and Close
- Project presentations
- Panel feedback
- Leadership development plan
- Programme review
- Closing