Strategic Thinking

Presented by Bryan Travers. This can be offered as an In-house Short Course for your organisation. For further information please contact us on 0800 800 875 or shortcourses@auckland.ac.nz

top Overview

Formulating the strategy is just the beginning and is simple – deploying the strategy to the front line is tough trying and requires outstanding leadership persistence.

“We strategise superbly – we implement pathetically”
Average New Zealand Business

There are 3 key elements which will form the core of the Strategic Implementation course:

  • Speed of Implementation
  • Efficiency of Implementation
  • Effectiveness of Implementation

The key resources required to execute this plan are People – Process – Systems – Personality.

Leaders can improve Strategic Performance by:

  1. Focussing on Implementation – not the grandstanding “motivate the troops” sloganism.
  2. Focussing on a few prioritised goals.
  3. Building momentum, willingness and success/

top Topics Covered

1.  4 Key Components:

  • Theory Academic Research
  • Critical Success Factors
  • Tools for Implementation
  • Practice Using the Tools

2.  13 Step Process

  • Leadership
  • Reporting  / Resources
  • Teams
  • Strategy
  • Feedback
  • Refinement
  • Launch
  • Project Management
  • Persistence
  • Passion
  • Analysis
  • Celebration and Recognition
  • Learnings and Other Tools

3.  12 Worksheets for Immediate use

  • Goal Setting Pro Forma
  • Team Leadership Pro Forma
  • Potential Team  Pro Forma
  • Selection Criteria for Team
  • Implementation Flowchart
  • Telling a Story Pro Forma
  • SIPOC Diagram
  • Strategy Implementation Pro Forma
  • Event Planning
  • Strategy Implementation Pro Forma
  • Review Pro Forma
  • Participation Attitude Pro Forma
  • Tools Experience Pro Forma
  • Telling the Story Pro Forma
  • Results Reporting  Pro Forma
  • Process Evaluation Pro Forma

top Who should attend

  • Strategic Planning course attendees
  • Advanced Strategic Planning course attendees
  • Senior Executives accountable for the strategic plan implementation
  • Line Managers accountable for implementation
  • Team Leaders accountable for specific strategic initiatives
  • Team participants assigned to the project teams
  • Future Leaders
  • Designing High Impact Strategies course attendees

top Outcomes

Attend the 2 day Short Course and walk away with:

  • A waterfall of the implementation process
  • Detailed 13 Step Process Map for implementation
  • 11 Pro-Formas for immediate application
  • Proficiency and practise in using a number of important tools
  • Knowledge  and practice in implementing the strategic plan
  • To understand the elements of Plan – Do – Check – Act in relation to Strategic Implementation
  • Course Notes 130 pages
  • Course Readings
  • Course Reference Texts