Strategic Planning & Goal Setting

Course Overview

In order to be successful managers must have the ability to plan strategically. Developing this competency is a key component of managerial skills enhancement given that effective strategic planning is essential to the future success of any organisation. However, most strategic planning is lacking in vision. It is merely a straight-line extrapolation of the past into the future. In a world where the pace of change is greater than ever before this is at best short-sighted and at worst a prescription for disaster.

Real strategic planning is about positioning the organisation for a future which will be different from the past. This Strategic Planning & Goal Setting training course will focus on strategic planning as the essential management system guiding the manager and organsation into the future by setting focused goals that will establish and enhance competitiveness. Likewise, it will focus on the necessity of developing both personal mental agility and organisational agility. Close examination will be made of the driving forces creating both strategic successes and failures.

Course Objectives

As a result of this training course, the participants will achieve the following objectives:

• Examine how to design visionary strategic plans
• Consider utilization of a model for organizational assessment
• Formulate insights into strategic planning problems to avoid
• Identify and learn from examples of strategic success and failure
• Develop understanding of the nature of the organizational life cycle
• Study the preparation of effective contingency plans

Target Audience

This training course is designed for professionals involved with the planning process. It will be of benefit for all managers who seek to enhance their planning skills.

It will be valuable to the professionals, including (but not limited to) the following:

• Board Members
• Specialist Managers
• Operational Managers
• Team Leaders

Training Methodology

This training course is driven by a blended learning approach based on adult learning techniques such as lectures, video presentations, trainer-facilitated workshop exercises, case studies, self-reflection, and debates. The different methods will lead to higher engagement because the delegates will be doing things and thinking about what they are doing. Furthermore, it will build self-confidence, and they will be pulled out of their comfort zones to share their thoughts, opinions, and conclusions about specific topics. Lastly, this blended learning approach will allow instant feedback and improvement and stretch creativity and innovation.