Course Objectives:
At the end of this course the participants will be able to:
- Identify the strategic leadership and the difference between it and the other types of leadership.
- Observe the future challenges and the ways to confront them.
- Provide the participants with the concepts, objectives, and skills to orientalism of the future
- Define strategic leadership in terms of the fundamental scientific foundations and basic skills of senior management in building strategic thinking.
- Introduce the practices of strategic management and consider the interrelated outcomes of practical and scientific background.
- Focus on finding a practical approach for the strategic leader that can be used and applied to achieve short- and long-term business objectives.
Targeted Audience:
All leaders responsible for planning and orienting the future as well as the implementation of policies and objectives of different organizations.
Day 1: The new transformations and their reflection on the administrative environment
- Challenges facing contemporary organisations.
- The importance of facing the challenges of the future.
- The reality of management practices in business institutions.
- The basic concepts of the science of future studies and its relationship with the strategic leader.
- The scientific dimensions and practical methodology of the patterns and methods of the science of future studies.
Day 2: Advanced scientific trends for the future
- The factors of differentiation between the methods of looking ahead.
- The constraints to predict the future and how to confront them.
- Building future scenarios and using them in formulation of the different strategies.
- An example of an application to build a model for future studies.
- Case study of previous Arab experiences in the field of Orientalism of the future.
Day 3. Strategic Thinking - basic introductions
- The Strategic Thinking (Modern Trends).
- The official degree in strategic management.
- Strategic Management Objectives.
- Strategic Management Steps (Design Phase - Implementation Phase - Evaluation Phase).
- Strategic management levels.
Day 4: Strategic Thinking - Basic Introductions
- Are you a strategic manager?
- The basic skills of the strategic manager.
- The roles of senior management in building strategic thinking.
- The characteristics of strategic decisions and strategic challenges.
- Practical cases.
Day 5: The message of the Organisation
- The factors that affect the message.
- The difference between the message and the vision.
- Preparing the organisation's message.
- The benefits of having a message.
- The key components of the organisation's mission.
Day 6: Analysis of the external environment and competitive performance matrix (CPM)
- The definition of external environment evaluation.
- External Environment Review Framework.
- The key environmental variables.
- The basic sources of environmental information.
- The analysis and characterization of the environment.
Day 7: The analysis of the internal environment
- Competitive Performance Matrix (CPM).
- The importance of studying and evaluating the internal environment.
- Internal factors to be studied and analysed.
- SWOT analysis.
- Considerations to be taken into account in the internal review process.
Day 8: Analysis of competitive position and strategic leader
- Porter Strategies and Leadership Strategy in Cost Reduction.
- Diversification strategy and differentiation from competitors.
- Differentiation between strategy alternatives.
- Shell Group Model General Electric Matrix.
- The criteria to be considered for the success of the strategic leader in practice.
Day 9: Applying and reviewing the strategy
- The importance of the strategy implementation process.
- Requirements for implementing the strategy.
- McPantry Framework for Effective Strategy Implementation.
- BSS Balanced Scorecard and Strategy Execution.
- Steps of the strategy review process.
Day 10: Guidelines for developing strategic practices
- The nature of strategic decisions.
- Globalization and strategic success.
- Applying Six Sigma concepts on the strategic leader.
- A practical laboratory on the strategic leader and setting the future vision.
- Case-Study and Summary of the program.
Language: English/Arabic
Place: Budapest (HUNGARY)
Venue (TBC) : Radisson Blu Béke Hotel (Budapest, Teréz krt. 43, 1067 Hongrie)