Moving From an Operational to a Strategic Thinker - Khobar, Kempinski Hotel

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Start Date : 27 Dec, 2020
Duration : 5 Days
​Overall Description:
This course is designed to help directors and managers who are seeking strong leadership skills to help them motivate and inspire others to drive results.

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Course Objectives:

• Use strategic thinking to add value to one’s organization by understanding the  needs and expectations of one’s customers.
• Anticipate and innovative strategies to link strategic vision to core capabilities.
• Recognize opportunities to influence and create strategic alliances.
• Use strategic thinking to identify key strengths and weaknesses in the workgroup.
• Encourage and support risk-taking and innovation at all levels.
• Develop persuasive skills to sell strategic ideas.

 
 
Course Outline (Content):
 
Developing and Balancing Your Operational and Strategic Management Skills

1. Establish a working definition of operational management.
2. Explore the key attributes of today’s strategic thinkers.
3. Find the balance between these core competencies.
4. Reflect on their current use of operating management and strategic thinking in their own work setting.

 
Creating a Strategic Frame of Reference

1. Understand the key components of the strategic model.
2. Define key outputs at each level.
3. Develop a strategic thinker’s approach for their own work environment.

Course Outline (Content):
​Understanding Your Current Operational Mission: Your Team, Your Customers and Your Competitors

1. Clarify the purpose of their workgroup in the context of their organization.
2. Draft a mission statement defining the operational reality of their workgroup.
3. Create a SWOT analysis to help them understand their team, their customers and their competitors.

Developing a Strategic Vision: Moving from “What Is” to “What If”

1. Assess customer’s needs, wants and expectations.
2. Determine optimal approaches for developing customer data and input.
3. Learn to use an Importance/Performance Matrix to set priorities for their workgroup.
4. Understand the power of vision.
5. Prepare an initial draft vision statement to move their work unit toward the future.

 
 Creating the Action Plan
 
 
 Who Should Attend?
Executives, division leaders, and other senior managers involved in the formation and implementation of strategic planning.
 
Competencies Covered:

• Analytical Thinking
•  Adaptability
• Entrepreneurship