Advancing from an Operational Manager to a Strategic Leader (Live Online)

Learn to become an innovator, a persuasive player and a champion of strategic change. This seminar gives you the right practice to close the gap between where you are now and where you want to be. You'll conduct SWOT analysis, leverage key prospects for strategic opportunities and inspire risk taking and innovation.Make your mark. This training course gives you the skills to add value to your organization and move your team forward decisively.Who Should AttendManagers with fewer than five years of management experience who want to move into a more strategic role.How You Will BenefitInspire and direct your team to greater readiness and competitivenessUse strategic thinking to add value to your organization by understanding the needs and expectations of your customersAnticipate and innovate strategies to link strategic vision to core capabilitiesRecognize opportunities to influence and create strategic alliancesUse strategic thinking to identify key strengths and weaknesses in your work groupEncourage and support risk taking and innovation at all levelsDevelop persuasive skills to sell your strategic ideasWhat You Will CoverDeveloping and Balancing Operational and Strategic Management SkillsEstablish a working definition of operational managementExplore the key attributes of today’s strategic leadersCreating a Strategic Frame of ReferenceUnderstand the key components of the strategic leadership modelDevelop a strategic leader’s approach for your own work environmentUnderstanding Your Current Operational Mission: Your Team, Your Customers and Your CompetitorsStrategic thinking: moving from a limited context to a broader viewUnderstand how to apply a SWOT analysis to your teamCreate a mission statement defining the operational reality of your work groupDeveloping a Strategic Vision: Moving from What Is to What IfHow to identify priority issues to create your strategic advantageEncourage innovative solutionsPrepare a draft of a vision statementMaking Your Vision a Reality: Influencing Key StakeholdersDevelop their persuasive skillsExplore a range of options for influencing othersYour Personal Plan: Developing and Selling Your Vision of the FutureCommunication strategies to sell your strategic planConduct key conversations to encourage innovation and risk takingCourse OutlineLEARNING OBJECTIVESEncourage All Managers and Employees to Think StrategicallyEncourage All Employees to Share in Developing and Working Toward a Strategic Vision of the Future for Their Organization to Be SuccessfulEncourage Participants to Continually Ask Themselves, “What Can I Do to Contribute?” and, As a Work Group or an Organization, “Where Are We Going?”LESSON ONEDeveloping and Managing Your Operational Management and Strategic LeadershipDefine Operational ManagementDefine Attributes of Strategic LeadersDetermine How to Balance Your SkillsIdentify Your Current SkillsLESSON TWOCreating a Strategic Frame of ReferenceDescribe the Strategic Frame of ReferenceDefine Key OutputsDevelop a Strategic Leader’s Approach Understanding Your Current Operational MissionClarify the Purpose of Your Work GroupDraft a Mission StatementCreate a SWOT AnalysisLESSON THREEDeveloping a Strategic Vision: Moving from “What Is” to “What If”Assess Customer Needs, Wants, and ExpectationsDetermine an Approach for Developing Customer DataUse an Importance/Performance MatrixCreate Linkage Between the Mission and VisionDescribe the Power of VisionLESSON FOURMaking Your Vision a Reality: Influencing InnovationUse Persuasive SkillsDescribe Influencing OptionsAssess Your Ability to Encourage InnovationConduct Five Key ConversationsYour Personal PlanComplete a Strategic Frame of ReferencePrepare to Communicate Your Mission and Vision StatementsIdentify and Practice a Key Conversation You Intend to Have Upon Your Return to WorkConsolidate Your Personal Plan of Action