Executive Program in Leadership and Innovation

This seminar is designed for those who manage in an environment of dynamic change. In these turbulent times, leadership and innovation is able to make a substantial difference in the effective formulation and implementation of business strategy.

Who Should Attend?

The course is designed for executive leaders who are deeply involved in the formulation and implementation of competitive strategy and need to re-invigorate the strategic planning process in an environment of dynamic change.

Benefits

After attending this program, company leaders will:
- Understand the difference between leadership and management
- Identify the key elements within the business strategy where leadership and innovation make a critical difference
- Develop and clarify organizational goals
- Inspire people to participate in changing the organization to be more competitive
- Develop a systems approach for anticipating the repercussions of change
- Understand the role and impact of corporate culture
- Develop methods for innovative thinking

Course Outline

Definition of Strategy
- Corporate
- Business
- Functional
Strategy Formulation and Implementation
- Competitive strategy and organizational structure
- Identifying and deploying resources
- Keeping the strategy evergreen in an environment of constant change
Leadership
- The difference between leaders and managers
- Leveraging competitive strategy to focus the organization
- Sustaining change
Innovation
- Linking strategy to innovation – focusing on the right things
- Fundamentals of innovation and breakthrough thinking
Sources of Innovative opportunity
- Within the business or market sector
- Outside of the enterprise itself

Flexibility

This program may be tailored to meet the specific needs of your company.