Cambridge
Academy
In London

Introduction:

The "Strategic Insight Leadership Development" course equips participants with essential strategic leadership skills, including strategic planning, negotiation, and conflict management, crucial for navigating today's complex business landscape successfully. Drawing insights from the art of war, this course simplifies the complexities of strategy, empowering leaders to control future events through effective strategic planning and negotiation techniques.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

·        Apply strategic planning and negotiation skills to management issues

·        Challenge preconceptions about strategic planning, negotiation, and conflict management

·        Understand the strategic planning process and change management

·        Develop confidence in influencing others and handling difficult situations

·        Enhance behavioral and career flexibility

·        Achieve win-win negotiation outcomes

·        Obtain practical skills for negotiation and conflict management

Target Audience

This course is designed for:

·        - Top professional and mid-level managers

·        Strategic planning departments

·        Supervisors

·        Project managers

·        Human resources management

Course Outlines

Day 1: Strategic Thinking and Business Analysis:

·        Understanding strategy and strategic planning

·        External analysis and benchmarking

·        Analyzing customers and competitive forces

Day 2 : Internal Analysis and Fusion of Analyses:

·        Financial and non-financial internal analysis

·        Diagnosing strategic problems and opportunities

·        Fusion of analyses into strategic choices

Day 3: Strategic Plans and Alliances:

·        Content and assembly of a strategic plan

·        Strategies for alliances and joint ventures

·        Global strategy and team building

Day 4 :Global Strategy, Teambuilding, and Communication:

·        Globalization and its dimensions

·        Building strategic planning teams

·        Communicating strategy throughout the organization

Day 5: Strategic Implementation and Value Creation:

·        Converting strategic planning into action

·        Linking strategy with operational objectives

·        Strategic planning for personal and organizational growth

Day 6 : Negotiation and Conflict Management:

·        Understanding negotiation theory and practice

·        Sources of conflict in organizations and conflict management strategies

Day 7 : Practical Negotiation Strategies:

·        Distributive and integrative negotiation strategies

·        Negotiation planning, preparation, and power dynamics

Day 8 : Negotiation Planning, Preparing, and Power:

·        Distinguishing between wants, needs, and interests in negotiation

·        Altering the balance of negotiating power and dealing with aggressive negotiators

Day 9 : Mediation Skills – A Powerful Negotiation Tool:

·        Active listening, questioning, and communication in mediation

·        Techniques of the mediator and practical mediation skills

Day 10 : International and Cross-Cultural Negotiations:

·        Cultural values and negotiation norms

·        Advice for cross-cultural negotiators and team international negotiation exercises