Course Description In an increasing dynamic business environment, leaders need to ensure continuous value creation by gaining new insights of the fundamental drivers of their business and rigorously challenge conventional thinking about them.
This would require them to work and think strategically to continuously seek, identify, develop and target unique opportunities that will generate future enterprise value.
Differentiated strategic thinking challenges assumptions about the business value proposition, uncovers potential opportunities for creating value so that when the plan is created, in conversation with others, it beneficially leverages these opportunities for the benefit of all stakeholders.
In this workshop there will be an exposure to underlying concepts, tools and techniques that will help participants to appreciate the Strategy challenges of the 21st Century; and help recognize that tomorrow's success depends on individual and team abilities to imbibe and practice strategic thinking on an ongoing basis, to build alignment and ensure balance in execution and strategy.
Workshop Objectives:
- Inculcate Strategic Thinking as a part of Management Toolkit
- Appreciate practical tools and techniques to support an environment to think and work more strategically
- Sharpened skills to deploy a strategic perspective and balance competitive elements with diverse ambitions
- Integrate Strategic Thinking with planning, identification of strategic issues and opportunities, problem solving and decision making.
- Develop linkages from Strategy to its adoption, execution and review.
Who should attend?
"Strategic Thinking" is designed for leaders and managers who are keen to enhance their skills to think strategically and participate and engage in broader strategy conversations with others.
Program Topics
- Program Overview:
- Strategic Thinking – Concept and Role
- Relevance of Strategic Thinking
- Tactical vs. Strategic Thinking
- Case & Activity
- Strategic Analysis – External & Internal environments
- Understanding the Environment
- Tools for External, Internal Analysis
- Linkages within Organization
- Case and Exercises
- Strategic Choices – analyzing data & information, developing and evaluating alternatives
- Strategic Thinking – Need and Approaches
- Formulation of Strategic Alternatives
- Evaluating Alternatives
- Case and Exercises
- Strategic Decision Making – rational and intuitive decision making, resources
- Balanced View – Structured and Intuitive approaches
- Planning for Strategic Resources
- Case and Exercises
- Alignment, Execution and Risk Management
- Strategy Alignment, Integration and Execution; Review & Correction
- Anticipating & Managing Strategic Risks
- People and Strategy - Making it Happen
- Case and Exercises
- Personal Action Plans based on key learning
Faculty
Mr. Rahul Goswami, B.Com (Hons), PGDM (IIMC) has over three decades of intensely rich industrial experience, on a significant international and multi-functional scale. After an initial two and half years with the Power Engineering Leader, BHEL, he spent over twenty eight years with the Generic Pharmaceutical leader, Ranbaxy, both overseas and in India.
His assignments, with global leadership and developmental responsibilities, included Business and Corporate Finance, Information Technology (CIO), Strategic Sourcing & Alliances and Strategic Planning.
He has been a key change leader in several Organization Development initiatives in the course of Ranbaxy's Journey of Internationalization and industry leadership. He has been a visitor and speaker at leading Management Institutes and continues to be a thought and knowledge partner at business, industrial and management forums in India and overseas.
He has established his independent consulting practice, StratVi Consulting, based at Gurgaon, just south of New Delhi. The practice focus is on supporting organizations to address aspects of strategic transition from one performance orbit to another - in shape, size, intent and direction, development of execution and performance plans for enabling strategy adoption and execution, and building of the organization and its leadership talent in alignment with strategic needs and direction. He continues to associate as a Knowledge Partner with like minded organizations.
He is a certified Executive Coach, and enjoys facilitating entrepreneurs and top level functionaries enhance their personal performance. His recent assignments, apart from pharmaceuticals, have been in diverse sectors including food and retail, steel, machinery manufacturing, automotive components, lifestyle, education, ITES & other service organizations. The types of organizations covered include transnational's, niche national and sector leaders.
He is a strong proponent of sustainability and value based social and civic behaviors, and seeks to incorporate these approaches in his work delivery as well.
He enjoys travel, natural habitats, reading and music.
Methodology
In our workshop, we maximize knowledge assimilation in the participants through combination of execution elements like case discussions, exercises, simulated games and activities, video led sessions and discussions on global best practices. At the end of each workshop we facilitate the participants to Key Learning and draw up Action Plans for implementation at work.
Recent Participants :
A.F.Ferguson, ABB Limited, ABN Amro, Accenture, Acer, Akzo Nobel, Alstom Grid, Aricent, Arvind Mills, Ashok Leyland, Aventis Pharma, Ballarpur Industries, Bank of America, Bennet Coleman, Bharat Petroleum, Bharti TeleTech, BHEL, Biomerieux, Blue Star, BNP Paribas, BOC, BOI, CAMS, Castrol, Central Bank of India, Cholamandalam MS, CII, Cognizant Technology, Colgate Palmolive, Corporation, CRISIL, Crompton Greaves, Deccan Herald, Duncans, Ernst & Young, Exxon Mobil, Fiat, GAIL, General Motors, Godrej & Boyce, Google, HCL, Heinz, Henkel Arabia, Hindalco, Honda, Honeywell, HPCL, Hyundai, IBM, Indian Hotels, Indus Towers, Ingersoll Rand, Ispat Industries, ITC, ITC Infotech, Kellogg, Kimberly Clark, Kirloskar Oil Engines, Kodak, Kotak Mahindra, KPMG, L&T, Living Media, Lufthansa, Mahindra & Mahindra, Maruti Suzuki, MCF, MECON, Mico Bosch, Mitshubishi, Mitsui, MRF, NCR Corporation, Nishit Desai, NTPC, Oberoi Hotels, Oil India, Oracle, Oriflame, Parle Biscuits, Pepsico, Perfetti, Perno Ricard, Punjab National Bank, RBS, Reckitt Benckiser, Reliance Media World, Reserve Bank of India, RMSI, Saint Gobain, Samsung, SAP Lab, Shipping, Siemens, Standard Chartered Bank, State Bank Of India, State Trading Corporation, Tata Chemicals, Tata Communication, Tata Global Beverage, Tata Motors, Tata Power, Tata Steel, Tata Teleservices, TCS, Titan, TVS, Vodafone, Voltas, Volvo Eicher, Wartsila Diesel, World Bank and WIPRO.
Fees and Registration:
The fee which covers breakfast, lunch & tea/coffee and reading material.
For 1-2 participants–Fee per participant |
For 3 or more participants–Fee per participant |
Rs. 7,900/- plus taxes* is Rs. 8,877/- |
Rs. 7,400/- plus taxes* is Rs. 8,315/- |
* Taxes Include - Service tax @ 12% plus education cess at 3% |
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The fee is payable by cheque in favor of "NR Performance Edge Consultants Pvt. Ltd.", at any of our addresses below. The workshop is non residential.
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