
About this course
Overview
The frameworks take an afternoon. Using them when the information is incomplete and the politics are in the room is the actual work, and that is where most of the week goes. You bring a live strategic question and are pushed to reach a position you can defend.
What you will be able to do
Learning outcomes
- Use frameworks as tools rather than answers
- Reason through ambiguous strategic problems
- Navigate politics without losing the strategy
- Make defensible strategic decisions
- Build support for a chosen direction
What the course sets out to do
Course objectives
- Apply strategic frameworks in real situations
- Think clearly under uncertainty
- Read organisational and political dynamics
- Make and defend strategic choices
- Align others behind a direction
Course content
Modules
01Strategy in the Real World
Why frameworks alone do not produce good strategy.
02Thinking Under Uncertainty
Reasoning and deciding when information is incomplete.
03Reading the Politics
Recognising and working with organisational and political dynamics.
04Making the Choice
Committing to and defending a strategic direction.
05Aligning the Organisation
Building support and translating strategy into action.
Who it is for
Target audience
Senior leaders and executives responsible for setting and driving strategy in their organisations.
Before you start
Prerequisites
Senior management responsibility.