Key details
Mode of delivery: Classroom-based
Course code: LCM19D
Duration: 10 days
Fee: £8,405.00 + VAT
CPD Hours: 60
Course Overview
This course provides a comprehensive overview of strategic leadership, focusing on building a strong foundation in business model architecture, change management, and organisational culture. Participants will learn to evaluate strategic options, lead and manage transitions effectively, and assess and shape organisational culture to support strategic goals. The programme also covers understanding informal power and influence networks, navigating organisational politics with integrity, and strategies for building trust and visibility within the organisation.
This course is designed for professionals involved in leading or supporting change initiatives across their organisations. Whether you are working in leadership, transformation, HR, or project delivery, this programme equips you with the tools and clarity to navigate complex change with confidence and structure. Participants begin the second week by exploring the fundamentals of change management, including how to define and diagnose the need for change using data and stakeholder insight. They learn to distinguish between surface-level symptoms and deeper systemic issues, ensuring that change efforts are focused, relevant, and aligned with organisational priorities. The course then moves into the practicalities of managing change effectively. Participants work through the full lifecycle of the change process — from design to execution — mapping roles and responsibilities, and learning how to turn strategic objectives into operational action. With a strong foundation in place, the focus shifts to personal leadership during change. Participants examine the behaviours and mindset required to act as visible and credible change agents, understand common resistance patterns, and explore how moments of disruption and crisis can become pivotal leadership opportunities.
The course concludes with a reflective review and structured action planning session, allowing participants to consolidate their learning and define next steps for applying key insights in their own organisational context. By the end of the programme, participants will have developed the insight, language, and frameworks to lead purposeful, well-managed change that balances strategic clarity with human understanding.
Agenda
Day 1 — Strategic Thinking and Business Model Leadership
- The Strategic cycle
- Strategic business model architecture
- Analysis tools for evaluating strategic options and decisions
Day 2 — Leading organisational Change
- Application of change leadership frameworks
- Change process diagnostics: readiness, resistance, momentum
- Leader communication strategies for guiding teams through transitions
Day 3 — Culture and organisational Climate
- Assessing organisational culture
- Leadership behaviours that reinforce or challenge cultural norms
- Culture-shaping mechanisms
Day 4 — Power, Politics and organisational Influence
- Understanding informal power structures and influence networks
- Navigating organisational politics with integrity and intent
- Strategies for building trust and visibility across the organisation
Day 5 — Weekly Review
- Summary and recap of key learning objectives
- Action Planning
Day 6 — Understanding and Diagnosing the Need for Change
- Definition of change management
- Root causes and triggers for change through data and stakeholder insight
- Focus change efforts
Day 7 — Managing the Change Management Process
- Lifecycle of the change process from design to execution
- Roles and responsibilities mapping
- Translate strategy into action
Day 8 — Being an Agent of Change
- Traits and behaviours of effective change leaders
- Change resistance patterns and adaptation cycles
- Crisis as a catalyst for leadership and change
Day 9 — Building Resilience and Agility Against Resistance
- Resistance and conflict management approaches
- Team resilience in times of disruption
- Agility frameworks for decision-making and adaptation
Day 10 — Course Review
- Summary and recap of key learning objectives
- Action Planning
Post-Course
- Six (6) x hour-long Executive Coaching sessions at monthly intervals following Course Completion
Target Audience
This course is suitable for:
- Senior Executives and C-level Leaders
- HR Directors and Organisational Development Managers
- Leadership Coaches and Mentors
- Change Management Specialists
- Managers and Department Heads
- Business Unit Leaders
- Talent Development and Leadership Development Professionals
- Employee Engagement and Culture Managers
- Strategic Planners and Decision Makers
- HR Business Partners
- Team Leaders and Supervisors involved in change initiatives
- Organisational Psychologists and behavioural Experts
- Business Advisors
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to implement a successful strategy that enables you to:
- Understand the components of the strategic cycle and how to effectively manage it.
- Develop knowledge of strategic business model architecture to support informed decision-making.
- Use analysis tools to evaluate and compare strategic options and decisions.
- Apply change leadership frameworks to lead organisational transitions effectively.
- Conduct change process diagnostics by assessing readiness, resistance, and momentum.
- Design and implement communication strategies to guide and support teams through change.
- Assess and understand organisational culture to align strategies and leadership styles.
- Recognise leadership behaviours that reinforce or challenge cultural norms.
- Utilise culture-shaping mechanisms to influence and develop desired organisational values.
- Identify and analyse informal power structures and influence networks within the organisation.
- Navigate organisational politics with integrity and clear intent.
- Develop strategies to build trust, credibility, and visibility across the organisation
- Understand the definition of change management and its importance.
- Identify root causes and triggers for change using data analysis and stakeholder insights.
- Focus change efforts on areas with the greatest impact and feasibility.
- Understand the lifecycle of change, from designing to implementing and sustaining.
- Map roles and responsibilities to facilitate smooth change processes.
- Translate strategic goals into actionable change initiatives.
- Recognise traits and behaviours of effective change leaders.
- Identify patterns of resistance and understand the cycles of organisational adaptation.
- View crisis situations as opportunities to lead and drive change.
- Apply approaches to manage resistance and resolve conflicts during change initiatives.
- Foster team resilience to maintain performance and morale during disruptions.
- Employ agility frameworks to enhance decision-making and rapid adaptation in changing environments.
Course dates
Aug 3, 2026 - Aug 14, 2026
Nov 23, 2026 - Dec 4, 2026
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