Whether navigating entry into new markets, executing organizational repositioning, implementing outsourcing strategies, or launching new initiatives and technological implementations, the translation of strategic goals into concrete action frequently becomes a graveyard where good intentions fail to materialize. Research involving a comprehensive study of executives across multiple organizations revealed that approximately 65 percent of these leaders do not feel their organizations excel at successfully executing the strategies they have developed.
What You will Cover:
- Applying Mind Mapping techniques to define and systematically refine a strategic initiative from conception through implementation
- Constructing a strategic execution goal with careful attention to success factors and methodically preparing to achieve measurable results
- Orchestrating and facilitating an engaging and energizing launch event for a strategic initiative-centered project
- Implementing comprehensive plans, schedules, budgets, and control mechanisms to monitor and track the advancement of your strategic initiative
- Successfully navigating organizational opposition and unexpected obstacles through strategic political awareness and innovative problem-solving approaches
How You Will Benefit:
- Take fundamental elements of strategy execution and apply them directly to your own strategic initiative
- Recognize and understand the factors that impact your organization's capacity to execute its strategic vision
- Decompose large, complex, long-term strategic initiatives into smaller, manageable, and achievable projects
- Systematically map your own strategic goals and objectives against critical success factors, potential failure points, and areas of organizational resistance
- Master skills that can help you develop, gain, and sustain support across departmental and organizational boundaries
- Identify practical approaches to strengthen alignment between your strategy and both departmental and broader organizational goals
Who Should Attend:
Seasoned leaders and executives who are responsible for successfully executing significant portions of large-scale, mission-critical strategic initiatives within their organizations.
