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

• Understand the importance of clear Vision, Mission, and Values statements.
• Be able to develop objectives for individuals and teams/departments feeding into corporate goals.
• Be able to use strategic planning tools to develop strategic options.
• Make use of key organisational procedures to enhance individual and organisational performance and deliver strategic objectives.
• Develop key leadership skills such as motivation and interpersonal communications, for effective implementation of strategic plans.

This RECTUS training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals from private, public, and non-profit sectors:

• Members of Management Team
• Team Leaders
• Line Managers
• Project Professionals

• The relevance of strategy to all employees in organisations
• Tools and techniques used in strategic analysis.
• Human factors affecting the success (or otherwise) of strategy implementation.
• Importance of effective communications at individual and organisational levels
• The use of measurement to track performance and feed into the planning cycle.
• Development of strategic leadership skills

DAY 1

Strategy is Everyone’s Business

• Organisation’s Vision, Mission, Values and Goals
• Using Scenarios to Envisage Possible Futures
• Assessing and Managing Risk
• Factors Influencing Decision-making
• Aligning Individual Tasks and Behaviours to Organisational Goals

DAY 2

Strategic Planning

• Using PESTLE to Analyse External Factors
• How to balance the needs of diverse stakeholders?
• Analysing the Capabilities of your Own Organisation
• Undertaking Valuable SWOT Analyses
• Turning Analysis into Strategic Plans

DAY 3

Overcoming the Challenges of Strategy Implementation

• Develop Staff Engagement – hearts and minds.
• Make Use of Varied Communication Methods to Raise Strategic Awareness
• Learn to Link Individual Goals and Tasks to Organisational Objectives
• Use Measurement to Track Performance and Predict likely Outcomes.
• Understand How a Learning Organisation Links Detailed and Messy Implementation to Strategy Development

DAY 4

Developing Strategic Leadership Skills

• Understanding Barriers to Change
• How to motivate staff to deliver high performance?
• Developing Your Leadership Skills: Situational Leadership
• Using Coaching Skills to Deliver Higher Performance
• Develop Your Interpersonal Communication Skills

DAY 5

Ensuring Organisational Procedures Support Strategy

• Recognise the Dynamic Tension between Change /Innovation vs. Compliance
• Recognise Elements of Organisational Culture which help Effective Strategy Deployment
• Learn to Make the Performance Appraisal an Effective Tool in Delivering High Performance
• How to ensure the strategic planning process delivers effective outcomes?
• Next Steps

Rectus attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.