- Setting the scene and outlining the direction
- Why do we need strategic business planning and sensible thinking in the 21st century.
- The need for complete involvement and planned input from managers and teams.
- Why strategic business planning and the appropriate analysis are important for organisations.
- Strategic business planning and the right customer centric mind set
- The right mind set towards improvement, renewal, change and the customer.
- Core values and beliefs influence the right mind set – Exercise – who had the right plan?
- Consider the significance of ‘frames of reference’ on your business.
- Workshop – what are your frames of reference what’s important to organisation.
- High-level view on the way you think about business and the concept of the ‘big picture’.
- What is creativity and innovation and do they have a place in strategic business planning?
- Workshop – creativity workshop, prioritising information and highlighting actions.
- Group Workshop – Where do strategic business planners come from, who are they?
- Strategic business focus and attention to detail – it really matters!
- Awareness of the balance between operational business issues and strategic objectives.
- Strategic business planning focus and concepts and how to link the soft and the hard issues.
- Current elements of corporate strategy development towards business planning & implementation.
- Operational and scalable leadership, an approach to corporate strategy and planning.
- Group Exercise – Gain an insight into how to obtain buy-in for plans from your teams.
This masterclass is presented by John Davis, from Scott Davis Management