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.