With Leading Strategic Change, you will receive five days of intensive instruction in an international learning environment. You will be challenged and inspired by some of the world’s leading professors.
Leading Strategic Change is an intensive educational program for leaders and top executives who want to master the execution of ambitious strategies and transformation projects.
You will gain inspiration, insight, knowledge, and tools that enable you to elevate your company’s strategy execution initiatives and transformation projects to a high and ambitious level. This includes understanding both the rational and measurable factors as well as the psychological and emotional aspects.
Through the program, you will receive the latest knowledge in strategy, strategy execution, change processes, and transformation.
Program content
Many strategic initiatives never fulfill their potential, and there are many reasons for this. Therefore, we will provide you with an in-depth understanding of what it truly takes to lead changes or transformations with strategic significance.
The first focus area is strategy implementation. What does it take to successfully implement strategic initiatives, and what are the biggest pitfalls?
Next, we dive deeper into organizational culture and how it can either hinder or support the change process. We explore how culture can be mapped and developed to become a conscious strength that is actively managed.
Mastering both tasks so that they complement each other requires multifaceted leadership efforts. You will have the opportunity to identify and test new aspects of your leadership approach, providing you with a solid foundation to successfully lead strategic transformations.
Strategic Foundation
The first major topic will be to understand whether there are inherent issues in the strategic foundation for a change. We will go through a systematic approach to critically assess the strategy and its potential to create value. Implementing a strategy requires translating the strategy into relevant projects and actions. We will examine this task in detail, as well as various pitfalls in the use of traditional project management and project control tools.
Organizational Readiness
If the strategy is solid, the next step is to stress-test the organizational readiness. You will work with a holistic model for self-assessing the organization’s readiness for strategy execution. This method provides a strong foundation for addressing potential issues before they arise and ensuring that the necessary organizational conditions are in place.
Hidden Barriers
A good strategy and organizational readiness are essential prerequisites for success, but there are often hidden barriers to change that need to be identified and managed, whether they are cultural, political, or emotional in nature. Working with strategy execution largely involves gaining emotional acceptance from the organization’s employees. You will gain insights into how to achieve trust and support when leading strategic change initiatives.
Strategy Simulation
Based on the insights gained throughout the program, the second-to-last day will feature an engaging and immersive simulation. You will have the opportunity to work with other participants to navigate a concrete business case. This simulation allows you to apply the new knowledge in a risk-free environment, providing a solid foundation for learning how to implement the methods in practice.
We conclude the program by focusing on some of the key skills needed to ensure success. When achieved, this creates a strong culture that supports strategic ambitions and fosters continuous development.
