Strategic Thinking for Managers & Leaders – 1 Day Interactive Workshop

• Duration: 1-Day Practical Training (8 Hours)
• Timing: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (including breaks)
• Location: Location shared via email ( Complete Address )
• Format: Classroom Training (Virtual option available on request)
• Language: English
• Certificate: Course Completion Certificate
• PDUs Awarded: 8 Professional Development Units
• Contact: [email protected]

In today’s fast-changing and highly competitive business environment, organisations need more than operational excellence — they need leaders who can think strategically, anticipate change, and align people and processes toward long-term success.

The Strategic Thinking – 1 Day Workshop is a highly interactive and practical programme designed to help managers, team leaders, and emerging leaders strengthen their strategic mindset. This workshop moves beyond theory and focuses on real-world application, enabling participants to connect strategy with execution.

Participants will learn how to see the organisation as a whole, understand market dynamics, challenge existing assumptions, and translate strategic intent into measurable actions. Through discussions, group exercises, tools, and a hands-on case study, learners will develop the confidence to contribute meaningfully to strategy development and implementation.

This programme is ideal for professionals who want to move from operational thinking to strategic leadership, improve decision-making, and support organisational growth with clarity and purpose.

• Managers and Assistant Managers
• Team Leaders and Supervisors
• Senior Executives and Department Heads
• Business Owners and Entrepreneurs
• Professionals involved in planning, strategy, or transformation initiatives
• High-potential employees preparing for leadership roles

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

• Understand the role of strategy within the organisational hierarchy
• Develop a clear and practical strategic vision
• Set meaningful strategic objectives aligned with business goals
• Ask the right questions to challenge existing strategies
• Identify strategic gaps using a structured health check
• Translate strategy into measurable actions and KPIs
• Link corporate strategy to day-to-day operational activities
• Manage and lead strategic change effectively

Registration & Welcome Session

• Participant introductions
• Workshop objectives and expectations
• Icebreaker activity to align learning goals

Module 1: Foundations of Strategic Thinking

• What strategic thinking really means
• Difference between strategic and operational thinking
• Why every manager must think strategically
• Understanding today’s business complexity

Activity: Strategic mindset self-assessment

Tea / Coffee Break

Module 2: Strategic Health Check

• Evaluating current strategy effectiveness
• Identifying gaps from employee, manager, and organisational perspectives
• Recognising misalignment between strategy and execution

Group Exercise: Organisational strategy diagnostic

Module 3: The Strategy Pyramid

• Vision, Mission, and Strategic Objectives
• Linking strategy to organisational activities
• Defining strategic outcomes and success measures

Activity: Building a strategy pyramid for a real business scenario

Lunch Break

Module 4: Purpose-Driven Strategy (The Golden Circle)

• Understanding the “Why, How, What” framework
• Aligning purpose with strategic direction
• Inspiring strategic buy-in across teams

Video Insight & Reflection Discussion

Module 5: Asking the Right Strategic Questions

• Introduction to Key Performance Questions (KPQs)
• Moving from symptoms to root causes
• Strengthening strategic decision-making

Workshop Activity: Designing KPQs for business challenges

Tea / Coffee Break

Module 6: Strategic Goals, Focus & Performance Measures

• Setting SMART strategic objectives
• Choosing strategic focus: Customer Intimacy, Operational Excellence, or Product Leadership
• Developing relevant Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Exercise: Strategy-to-KPI mapping

Module 7: Managing Strategic Change

• Understanding resistance to change
• An 8-step approach to successful strategy implementation
• Role of leaders in driving change

Module 8: Case Study & Action Planning

• Real-world case study application
• Key takeaways and learning reflection
• Personal action plan for workplace implementation

• Interactive discussions
• Group activities and exercises
• Practical tools and frameworks
• Real-world case study
• Trainer-led insights and facilitation

🎓 Certification

All participants will receive a Certificate of Completion from LearneRRing, recognizing their achievement.

Exclusive OffersGroup Discounts:10% off for groups of 5-10 participants15% off for groups of 11-20 participants
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