The Manager as a Strategic Leader

Day 1

Strategic Leadership Skills in a Changing Business Culture

• Identification of strategic leadership skills

• Challenges leaders face in changing organizations

• Conditions that exist that require strategic leadership

• The role of strategic leadership in dynamic organizations

• Understanding the role of strategic management in leadership

• How leadership skills change with organizational change

Day 2

Strategic Leadership in Organizational Excellence

• The role that organization type plays in strategic leadership

• Developing a culture of strategic organizational excellence

• Learning the skill and techniques of strategically managing stakeholders

• Focusing on strategic priorities in leadership

• Setting strategic priorities with other leaders

Day 3

The Importance of Communication in Strategic Leadership

• Importance of strategic leadership and communication methods

• Strategic interpersonal communication is two-way

• Understanding of how interpersonal communication preferences differ

• Developing a strategic listening communication style

• Communicating empowerment techniques as a strategic leader

Day 4

Strategic Leaders Demonstrate Flexibility in Interpersonal Relationships

• Successful strategic leaders have positive interpersonal interaction

• Characteristics of strategic interpersonal interaction

• Identification of the personal interaction style

• Individual strengths and challenges of each interaction style

• Strengths and challenges in strategic interactions

• Understanding how strategic teams work better using varied interaction types

Day 5

Strategic Leadership, Innovation and Human Change

• Understanding the strategic benefits of innovation and improvement

• Leading strategic personal change in our teams

• Understanding problems inherent with strategic change in individuals and teams

• Avoiding critical change mistakes

• Preparing project team and individuals for strategic change