An ILM Certified Training Course

Strategic Planning Professional
Strategic Planning, Development & Implementation
Why Choose Strategic Planning Professional Training Course?
This challenging and interactive training course focuses on the leadership behaviors needed by high-performance organisations to succeed in the long term. Focusing on the need for strategic thinking to add real value to stakeholders and customers, thereby ensuring sustainability, delegates will develop skills in strategy development as well as addressing the challenges of effective implementation.
Delegates will have the opportunity to share experiences and good practice, together with input from latest management theories. They will evaluate the effectiveness of systems and processes as well as the ‘soft’ organizational factors, such as communications and performance management, needed to develop mindsets and behaviors for successful outcomes.
This Strategic Planning Professional training course will feature:
- How to identify critical strategic issues and opportunities
- How to enhance your own & your organization’s strategic thinking to envision strategic initiatives
- How to generate and support effective strategic thinking down to all levels in the organization
- How to prioritize issues based on clear objectives and organizational capabilities to deliver high added value
- How to lead and motivate teams and businesses in diverse, turbulent and complex environments
What are the Goals?
By the end of This Strategic Planning Professional training course, participants will be able to:
- Interpret the internal and external forces shaping the future
- Develop & follow a strategic roadmap through a clear vision & statement of strategic intent
- Identify the competencies and capabilities of strategically agile and effective organizations
- Recognize your own strategic leadership style, and the styles of others
- Effectively prepare, motivate and guide your organization, unit or team towards the vision
The Course Content
- Understanding the impact of leadership competencies on company strategy
- Recognizing and interpreting forces in the strategic environment
- Understanding the importance of planned and creative approaches to strategy development
- Recognizing organizational change readiness and strategic inflection points
- Recognizing the impact of perceptions on strategic choices
- The strategic journey – common models and frameworks to enable strategic choices
- Developing a strategic roadmap
- Understanding and leveraging strategic competences and skills
- Case Study: managing well in an unpredictable environment
- Recognizing and developing the characteristics of strategic agility
- Recognising the key challenges of strategy implementation
- Understanding the impact of structures on organisational effectiveness
- Using the 7S model to analyse organisational competence
- Turning measurement into information to track performance and inform future strategy
- Building learning organisations to support agility
- Effective styles and practices of strategic leaders
- Recognizing, analysing and developing the strategic leadership styles used by you and others
- Great leaders inspire and motivate – do carrots and sticks work?
- Develop your leadership toolkit by understanding motivation theories
- Case Study: Practice your negotiation skills in complex circumstances
- More leadership styles: servant leadership and dispersed leadership
- Understanding the human impact of change
- Understanding employee engagement
- Using communication media effectively
- Achieving success through a dynamic equilibrium between compliance and innovation
Certificate and Accreditation
- AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the course
- ILM Recognised Certificate for the registered delegates who successfully completes and pass the ILM assessment
How Aztech Saudi Can Enhance Your Professional Career
At Aztech Saudi, we believe that professional development is the foundation of long-term career success. This training course is expertly designed to equip individuals with practical skills, forward-thinking strategies, and the confidence to navigate today’s dynamic work environments. Each course is delivered by subject matter specialists with extensive industry experience, ensuring that every learning experience is relevant, impactful, and aligned with real-world challenges. Whether you're looking to strengthen your technical expertise, enhance leadership abilities, or stay ahead of industry trends, Aztech Saudi provides the tools you need to elevate your performance and deliver measurable value to your organization.
Our training is more than just knowledge transfer—it’s a catalyst for career transformation. By participating in our courses, professionals gain a competitive advantage in their fields, improve their decision-making capabilities, and position themselves for new opportunities and leadership roles. We take pride in supporting individuals across various sectors and career stages, helping them unlock their full potential through high-quality, globally benchmarked learning experiences. With Aztech Saudi as your development partner, you’re not only investing in education—you're investing in a stronger, more successful future.
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