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Certificate in Leadership & Strategic Impact

The Intersection of Strategy, Leadership & Communication

Certificate in Leadership & Strategic Impact
Course Schedule

CLASSROOM

05-09 May 2025
Amsterdam
$5,950
04-08 Aug 2025
London
$5,950
06-10 Oct 2025
Dubai
$5,950
30 Mar-03 Apr 2026
Dubai
$5,950

ONLINE

23-27 Feb 2026
Online
$3,950
Certificate
  • Coventry Academy Certificate of Attendance will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course

Training Overview

Training Overview

This Certificate in Leadership & Strategic Impact training course is designed for managers in various operational and support functions, such as manufacturing, engineering, logistics, sales & marketing, IT, HR, and procurement, to strengthen their strategic capabilities. Leadership roles come with unique challenges, and learning how to effectively leverage resources, competencies, and digital tools as strategic assets is critical. Additionally, staying aware of external changes is key for businesses to thrive in a competitive, fast-changing landscape.

Effective employee communication requires not just strong interpersonal skills, but also the ability to choose the right communication channels. Achieving success relies on influencing others, delivering key organizational messages, and recognizing and interpreting signals of change. Since strategy development and execution are closely linked, this course will help managers enhance their performance in both areas.

This training course will feature:

  • Development of a strategic analysis toolkit
  • Appreciation of techniques to address a complex, volatile and uncertain environment
  • Understanding the importance of questioning and challenging assumptions
  • Developing self-awareness of key ‘soft’ skills to enable effective communication
  • Recognising the need to develop change catalysts across the organisation

What are the goals?

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

  • Recognize and apply different approaches to developing strategies including:
  • competitive, disruptive, blue ocean and resource based
  • Understand the relationship between Vision, strategy, strategic and operational planning, decision making, and objective setting
  • Understand the range of communication tools available in 21st Century organizations and how to use them effectively
  • Develop agile leadership skills for effective communication: written, verbal and effective use of media
  • Develop the skills of a transformational leader: visionary and inspiring to engage with and motivate employees

Who is this Training Course for?

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Directors and senior managers
  • Decision-making units
  • Team Leaders
  • Corporate strategy, HR, Procurement and other functional managers
  • Heads of Division
  • Heads of Department

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This training course will utilize a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes the use of presentations, discussions, group work, videos and exercises guided by the tutor who will facilitate the learning process.

The Course Content

Day One: Strategic Analysis and Strategic Thinking
  • What Strategy ‘Is’ and What it ‘Is Not’?
  • The Importance of Understanding Stakeholder Interests
  • Which Tool to Use and When
  • Understanding Life Cycles: Business, Product, Market
  • Tools to Understand the Business Environment
  • Achieving Business Sustainability, the Value Chain
Day Two: Strategy, Innovation and Adaptability
  • The Process of Strategy Development
  • Tools to Imagine Possible Futures
  • Are Vision, Mission and Values Just Words?
  • Do Measures Have an Impact on Actions?
  • Translating Data into Information - Useful Reporting
  • Selecting Different Types of Innovation
Day Three: Strategic Implementation: Tracking Progress
  • Zooming In (Detail) - Zooming Out (Big Picture)
  • Using Measures to Track Progress
  • What are Critical Success Factors?
  • Using the Balanced Scorecard as a Strategic Tool
  • Selecting Useful Key Performance Indicators
  • Are The Process of Innovation - Managing Failures and Successes
Day Four: Key Leadership Skills: Communications
  • Research Showing How CEO’s Apply the Tools
  • The Impact of Organizational Culture on Strategy Implementation
  • Communicating Internally & Externally
  • Making Effective Use of Communication Channels
  • How Good are Your Persuasion, Influence & Negotiation Skills?
  • Addressing the Challenge of Virtual Communications 
Day Five: Agile Team Leadership
  • The Roles & Responsibilities of Team Leaders
  • Motivating Individuals and Teams
  • Engaging with Staff for Mutual Benefit
  • Team Communications: Meetings
  • Evaluating Effectiveness of Different Communication Channels
  • Personal Action Planning

Providers and Associations

Anderson
Anderson
Aztech Training
Aztech Training