Often strategic planning is an annual and/or 3-5 year exercise to establish the vision and priorities for the next few years.

The challenge arises when work and day-to-day issues interfere as a priority and we lose sight of our future destination.

Strategic thinking is an important skill to master in the day-to-day work to ensure that strategic goals are met.

To do this, you need to understand the strategy and key objectives of your company and your team and focus on these when faced with difficult choices and competing objectives. You also need to align your team with the established strategy, so that employees work on the projects and initiatives that contribute most to strategy execution.

Training objectives:

• Provide practical guidance 
• Explore different approaches to help you integrate strategic thinking into your work 
• Define strategy and the 5 essential elements of strategic planning
• Explore strategic thinking and the characteristics and traits of strategic thinkers
• Define the skills needed for strategic leadership
• How to draft a strategy and operational plan