FROM OPERATIONAL MANAGER TO STRATEGIC THINKER

Course overview

Managers need to balance their roles between operational management and strategic thinking. As organisations flatten with changing roles, strategic thinking is no longer the responsibility of only senior management. All managers down the line are required to think strategically within the context of their organisation's business.

Course benefits

Business Outcomes

Participants will develop a strategic mindset so as to add value to their organisations from within their own work units as well as in their interactions with other units. Developing a strategic mindset also prepares participants for higher levels of responsibility over time.

Learning Outcomes

Understand the difference between operational management and strategic thinking
Understand what is strategy and how strategic thinking can add value to your organisation
Learn a structured, four-step approach to strategic thinking
Apply this approach to different types of organisations - commercial and non-commercial - and to different levels within an organisation - corporate, business unit and functional level
Understand the challenges and key requirements of successful strategy execution

Course outline

What is Strategy and Strategic Thinking?
A structured framework for strategic thinking
Formulating Strategic Questions
Answering the Strategic Questions
Some Analysis Tools to Help Answer Questions
Mission and Vision
Strategic Thinking at the Functional Level
Strategy Execution and key requirements for success

Duration

2 day(s)

Who should attend?

(Level 2) Supervisor, Executive, & Emerging Managers

(Level 3) New Managers

(Level 4) Managers

Programme leader

Alfred Chan is Executive Director in a leadership and management development company that represents the American Management Association in Singapore and several other countries in the region. He has been in management consulting for over 20 years, with Arthur D. Little, Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), Arthur Andersen and KPMG, in the last two firms as a Partner and a Director respectively. Prior to management consulting, he was in investment banking with Morgan Guaranty Trust and DBS Bank. Mr Chan has an MBA (Finance Major) from Columbia Business School in New York and a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Melbourne, earned under a Colombo Plan Scholarship.

Course fee

Programme Fee	Amount (including 7% GST)	Remarks
Member Total Fee	$1,027.20	-
Non-Member Total Fee	$1,284.00	-
Early Bird Discount	10%	Read Terms & Conditions Early Bird Discount Terms and Conditions Early Bird Discount applies to all programmes except for funded or subsidised programmes. Registration must be received at least 4 weeks before the commencement date of the programme. Cannot be combined with other discounts or promotions unless otherwise stated. Upon receipt of registration, a seat will be reserved for the participant. Payment must be received before the commencement run date of the programme. No extension of the Early Bird closing date will be allowed. In the event that participant is not able to attend the programme, he/she may transfer his/her seat in the programme to another colleague 2 weeks before the programme commencement date. If participant did not turn up on the day of the programme for any reasons, full programme fee (non-discounted fee) will be charged accordingly. However, replacement is allowed at no charge and discount is applicable. Deferment of attendance is allowed only within the current calendar year.