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Strategic 
Leadership

This Strategic Leadership programme is designed for senior managers and leaders who need to think beyond day-to-day operations and lead with a broader, more strategic perspective. 

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The course focuses on developing the mindset, judgement, and behaviours required to lead strategically in complex and changing environments. Rather than concentrating on tools alone, it explores how leaders shape direction, make effective decisions, influence across the organisation, and translate strategy into sustained performance. 

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This programme supports leaders to move from functional leadership to enterprise-wide thinking, strengthening their ability to align people, priorities, and resources to organisational goals. 

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Course Objectives 

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By the end of the programme, participants will be able to: 

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  • Understand what strategic leadership means in practice and how it differs from operational management 

  • Clarify their role in shaping and delivering organisational strategy 

  • Think more strategically about complex challenges and competing priorities 

  • Make better decisions in uncertain and ambiguous environments 

  • Set clear strategic direction and communicate it with confidence 

  • Align people, plans, and performance to strategic goals 

  • Influence stakeholders and decision-makers beyond their formal authority 

  • Lead change effectively while maintaining focus on long-term outcomes 

  • Develop strategic capability and judgement in others 

 

Course Content: 

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Strategic Leadership Mindset 

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  • The shift from operational management to strategic leadership 

  • Common myths and misunderstandings about strategic leadership 

  • Leading the whole system, not just your function or team 

  • Balancing short-term delivery with long-term value creation 

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Understanding the Strategic Context 

 

  • Internal and external factors shaping organisational strategy 

  • Stakeholders, power, and competing interests 

  • Aligning purpose, performance, and people 

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Strategic Thinking and Decision-Making

 

  • Developing strategic judgement 

  • Making decisions with incomplete or imperfect information 

  • Recognising bias and blind spots in decision-making 

  • Managing complexity and ambiguity 

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Setting Strategic Direction 

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  • Translating organisational strategy into clear direction 

  • Setting priorities and making trade-offs explicit 

  • Aligning goals, measures, and behaviours 

  • Communicating strategy in a way that creates clarity and commitment 

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Strategic Influence and Alignment 

 

  • Influencing without relying on positional authority 

  • Building credibility and trust at senior levels 

  • Navigating organisational politics ethically and effectively 

  • Creating alignment across teams, functions, and stakeholders 

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Leading Change and Strategic Delivery 

 

  • Leading through uncertainty and resistance 

  • Maintaining strategic focus under pressure 

  • Balancing pace, stability, and change 

  • Measuring and sustaining strategic progress 

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Developing Strategic Capability in Others 

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  • Shifting from doing to enabling 

  • Developing strategic thinking and judgement in others 

  • Coaching leaders and teams to think more strategically 

  • Embedding reflective practice to support continuous improvement 

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£3995 (PLUS VAT)

Groups up to 8 people 

Duration: 2 days

This price includes development of content, digital course materials and personality profiles 

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