Key details
Mode of delivery: Online Course
Course code: LCM15DO
Duration: 5 days
Fee: £3,716.00 + VAT
CPD Hours: 30
Course Overview
This five-day 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. The course concludes with a review session to reinforce learning and practical application.
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 Course Review
- Summary and recap of key learning objectives
- Action Planning
Post-Course
- Three (3) 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
