DAY 1

Welcome and introductions 

• clarifying the strategic issues in your organisation
• what is/should be your role in strategy?
• a framework for understanding different approaches to strategy

Analysing how things are now

• clarifying your organisation’s current mission, vision and values
• analysing the internal and external forces that impact your organisation – SWOT and PESTLE
• tangible and intangible assets to build on
• exploring strategic assets using asset mapping
• strategic positions
  • Boston matrix
  • Ansoff matrix
  • Porter’s generic strategies
  • value chain analysis

Analysing how things can be in the future 

• creating a future vision and the concept of BHAGs
• scenario planning

DAY 2 

Strategic change

• types of change
• analysing the choices available to manage change
• engaging people in the change process
• communicating strategic change and overcoming resistance

Strategic influencing

• overcoming groupthink
• strategic networking and using politics positively
• influencing upwards
• strategic influencing without using formal authority 

Closing the knowledge–doing gap

• roadblocks to doing: the smart-talk trap
• converting knowledge into value added action
• crafting an implementation plan.