Execution of a strategy is all about being consistent, coordinated and in control. Even the best of strategies is of little use if is cannot be executed effectively. There are many levers that need to be in sync to achieve the desired results. More so, in the current VUCA environment, where strategies must be agile and emergent, pivoting execution to actionise strategy is key.
This program will focus on the key building blocks that provide the foundation of effective strategy execution, and create enabling conditions for the successful implementation of competitive and growth strategies.
The program will have a combination of lectures, cases, group discussions and exercises that will help learn concepts and frameworks related to strategy execution and apply them to 'real-world' business situations. Participants will be continually encouraged and challenged to examine how the implementation aspects discussed in class are relevant and applicable in their own respective businesses and companies.
At the end of this course, the participants will be able to:
Gain clarity on the strategic challenge.
Prepare realistic plans for execution
Identify the hidden barriers in your organization.
Gain new insights about the hidden barriers to strategic execution and how to overcome them
Understand the psychological dynamics between strategy execution practitioners and stakeholders
Build an actionable plan of execution.
Acquire a deep understanding of how to get results from future strategic initiatives
Senior business managers (at N-2 and N-3 levels) from functions such as Sales & Marketing, Strategic Planning, New Business / New Product Development, R&D, Supply Chain, and Finance.
What is Strategy?
Does everyone understand, regardless of the level or position, where we are going?
What are the primary building blocks of effective execution?
How do they impact performance and success both individually and collectively?
What are the different kinds of organization structures that companies can potentially use to effectively manage their business?
What are the benefits, risks and trade-offs associated with each of these different forms?
In a multi-business organization, what organizational levers, in terms of structure and design, exist to maximize the value of the portfolio of businesses?
What is the role of HQ in such organizations?
Why do companies often cycle between reorganizing across these different options that create significant disruption, demotivation or even cynicism among employees?
What are some of the new forms of organizing that are 'non-hierarchical' in nature, such that there are very few layers and almost nobody has the title of 'boss' in these companies?
How are they applicable to conventional organizations?
What systems and information flows do companies need, to make better decisions and execute strategies?
What can leaders do to create a 'winning culture' in their organization and what are the issues and challenges they need to address in doing so?
What leadership and team attributes are most significant in this regard?
Because supervisory levels are the link between the executive and senior management levels, achieving the organization's objectives, increasing productivity and overall performance of the organization, affects the effectiveness and efficiency of supervisors' performance.
And because of the skills of supervisors in any organization in need of continuous development, and to acquire advanced tools and methods that reflect on the deepening of these skills and activate their role in motivating individuals working, and push them to commit to the goals of the organization.
You need this conference to learn about supervisory skills and advanced methods, to be able to play an effective and supervisory role in your organization.
Managing an office has become an increasingly sophisticated and complex job. The increased demand for speed and accuracy, knowledge of new technology, and an increasingly diverse workforce bring challenges and also opportunities for growth. This dynamic and in-depth course explores some of the more advanced skills which can help an office manager to work more confidently, creatively, and effectively.
As a supervisor, the success of your organization rests in your hands. This course provides you with the opportunity to develop highly effective and essential supervisory skills that will strengthen teamwork and organizational success. Also, this course will help you manage everyday operations with greater ease. Furthermore, it will help you leverage both your managerial and people skills to meet your new challenges as the 21st-century supervisor.
This course is designed for participants to introduce to key issues and themes in international development.
Participants will explore and engage in academic debates and discussions around a set of key factors that shape, influence, and constrain the development and prosperity of nations.
The course will explore a number of key themes in international development, including how questions of gender and generation shape the impact of poverty; how processes of globalization, migration, and violent conflict impact development; and how development and the environment are linked.
It also considers what exactly we mean by poverty, and how different ways of understanding poverty feed into different approaches to tackling it.
It will also consider development institutions: what are the key institutions in the architecture of international development? How do they differ, and what are the challenges and opportunities they present? Through this module, participants will gain a solid background in the various factors which shape current approaches to and debates on international development.
By introducing participants to a range of problems in economic development, we will look to analyze how economic theory and models can explain the lack of development in some nations. We will apply such theory to real-world economies to understand the nature of the problems they face and how effective policies can be in tackling the problems.
A five-day course on the practical aspects of piping and pipeline design, integrity, maintenance, and repair. The participants will obtain an in-depth understanding of the ASME B31 code rules and API standards, their technical basis, and practical application to field conditions.
Corporate/Public governance and risk management are critical There is increasing attention being paid to corporate governance and risk management in business schools and among legislators.