The Central Objectives of this programme are as follows:

• Develop skills in evaluating opportunities and threats in your competitive environment.
• Enhance the skills of diagnosing and managing the strengths and weaknesses within the organization.
• Be able to assess current strategies within the organization and select the best model for you.
• Develop creative thinking techniques to develop new ideas.
• Explore new strategies and provide options for the organization.
• Have the confidence to adapt and adopt the tools within the strategic process, to different situations.
• Understand the importance of analysing thoroughly before final planning.
• Learn how to effectively lead and communicate a strategic planning effort.
• Identify ways to motivate your staff in order to efficiently and effectively implement a strategic plan.
• Consider the impact of social media in your strategic planning.
• Analyse real life examples of strategic plans to identify best practices and areas to avoid.

Designing Approach

Tailor-Made for Your Needs: Solid State Training Solutions works closely with every client as a long-term strategic partner. We conduct pre-training requirements process which includes collecting details of the registered delegates and conducting training needs analysis meetings to align the training solution with the client’s objectives.

Delivery Methodology

• Simulation – providing life-like scenarios through structured learning experiences and to improve business awareness and management skills.
• Role Play – acting-out situations in groups, under the supervision and feedback of a lead coach.
• Presentations, Videos and Video Recording – visual materials to support presentations of theory.
• Games – learning is fun with Solid State Training Solutions! Using a variety of tools and games to emphasize the learning experience.
• Discussions – use two-way communication between the trainer and the trainees to increase learning opportunities.
• Questionnaires – to gather information from the participants, attributed or anonymous, free-form questions and multiple-choice.
• Case Study Analysis – a key tool for such workshops, either individuals or groups review the materials provided to understand a key message and then present their findings to the other participants.

Enhanced strategic thinking and business planning enables an organization to increase stakeholder satisfaction through:

• A greater strategic perspective at all levels of the organization.
• Development of the next generation of strategic leaders.
• Development of Specialist/Managers who are able and empowered to think strategically.
• Better appreciation by functional Specialists/Managers of the challenges faced by top management in taking a company forward in changing conditions.
• Better internal communication at a strategic level within the company/division/business unit/team.
• Creating tomorrow’s business out of todays.

Delegates will develop their ability to use strategic thinking to become more proactive and build business plans that implement these strategic initiatives through:

• Greater confidence in understanding the potential strategic impact of current managerial roles.
• A better appreciation of the systemic nature of major business decisions.
• Understand how to change from reacting to problems to making things happen the way you want for you and your organization.
• Know how to simplify — manage 3-5 critical things instead of managing 30-50 un-prioritised tasks.
• Developing and implementing long, medium, and short-term plans.