Key details
Mode of delivery: Online Course
Course code: SM15BO
Duration: 5 days
Fee: £3,732.00 + VAT
CPD Hours: 30
Course Overview
This one-week programme focuses on the leadership and execution aspects of strategic management. It is designed for leaders who have already built foundational strategic thinking and are now ready to drive strategy into effective organisational action. The course begins by diagnosing common execution barriers and the leadership capabilities needed to overcome them. Participants will explore how to align behaviours, focus leadership energy, and lead across complexity to drive strategic momentum. The course also addresses how to build a learning culture, foster resilience, and manage the behavioural shifts required to sustain change over time. Throughout the programme, participants will apply tools and frameworks to their own organisational challenges. They will tackle key obstacles to implementation and develop strategies to ensure that strategy remains visible, actionable, and adaptable in the face of change. The course culminates in the creation of a 90-day leadership action plan, providing participants with a clear path from insight to impactful results.This course is highly practical, grounded in the realities of leading strategy in dynamic environments. It is designed for leaders who want to refine their ability to execute strategy, drive organisational change, and achieve lasting results. The course will wrap with a summary of the key learning points, followed by an action planning exercise with a view to apply the acquired knowledge and skills immediately upon your return to work. Post-course support is also available in relation to the implementation of your action plan, up to three (3) months following course completion.
Agenda
Day – 1 Organisational Readiness and Execution Barriers
- Identify barriers to execution and the common causes of strategy failure.
- Diagnose leadership, cultural, and operational misalignments that hinder delivery.
- Pinpoint the practical shifts required to enable successful strategy execution.
Day – 2 Leadership Capabilities for Strategic Impact
- Identify leadership behaviours that support or hinder strategy execution.
- Recognise gaps in leadership capabilities that affect strategy delivery.
- Align leadership focus and energy with the most critical strategic priorities.
Day – 3 Learning Culture and Strategic Resilience
- Define the key elements of a learning culture that supports adaptability.
- Understand the role of resilience in maintaining strategic focus during disruption.
- Establish practical approaches to building resilience within teams and the organisation.
Day – 4 Sustaining Change and Strategic Delivery
- Identify key barriers to successful change and how to manage them.
- Develop a plan to navigate the complexities of change management.
- Create mechanisms to embed change and ensure long-term alignment with strategy.
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 a wide range of leaders and managers but will be of real value to:
- Senior Executives and CEOs
- Strategic Planners and Analysts
- Department Heads and Managers
- Project Managers and Team Leaders
- Change Management Professionals
- Organisational Development Specialists
- Human Resources Leaders
- Business Consultants and Advisors
- Risk Management Professionals
- Innovation and Sustainability Officers
- Operational Excellence Managers
- Corporate Trainers and Coaches
- Policy Makers and Government Officials
- Academics and Researchers in Business Strategy
- Entrepreneurs and Start-up Founders
- Non-profit Executives and Leaders
- Finance and Accounting Professionals
- Supply Chain and Logistics Managers
- IT and Technology Leaders
- Marketing and Communications Managers
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to implement a successful strategy that enables you to:
- Identify common organisational, behavioural, and systemic barriers that lead to execution breakdowns and strategy failure.
- Diagnose misalignments across leadership, culture, and operations that disrupt the flow from strategy to delivery.
- Pinpoint practical organisational, behavioural, or process shifts required to close the gap between strategy and execution.
- Recognise how specific leadership behaviours can either reinforce or undermine strategic momentum and follow-through.
- Recognise critical gaps in leadership capability—such as decision-making, communication, or influence—that weaken strategy execution.
- Align leadership time, attention, and decision-making with the strategic priorities that drive the greatest value.
- Define the core characteristics of a learning culture, including feedback, reflection, and experimentation, that enable strategic adaptability.
- Understand how emotional, organisational, and strategic resilience help maintain momentum during periods of volatility or disruption.
- Establish practical strategies to build resilience at individual, team, and organisational levels to sustain performance and engagement.
- Identify psychological, structural, and process-related barriers that impede change and learn how to mitigate them effectively.
- Develop a structured, context-sensitive plan to navigate the human and operational complexities of strategic change initiatives.
- Create embedded systems, rituals, and accountability mechanisms to sustain behavioural change and maintain strategic alignment over time.
