Strategic Planning for Leaders
Designing actionable strategic plans aligned to organizational goals.
Who This Is For
Mid-level, executive leaders and managers who want to grow beyond reactive problem-solving and learn to think and plan more strategically.
Course Description
This course equips leaders with the tools to design actionable strategic plans that align with organizational goals. Participants learn frameworks for setting priorities, defining objectives, and evaluating outcomes. Through hands-on exercises, they create a clear roadmap for their team or organization, enhancing focus and accountability. Ideal for leaders aiming to drive meaningful impact in today’s dynamic business environment.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this program, participants will be able to:
- Design an actionable strategic plan
- Set priorities and objectives
- Build a clear roadmap for team or organization
Why This Program Works
Leaders gain confidence to pause, reflect, and lead with greater focus – making their work and their teams more effective.
Preparation Steps
- Bring relevant context, including team or organizational goals and priorities
- Reflect on current strategic challenges
- Gather any existing strategic plans or relevant data
Sustainment & Post-Work
- Finalize and socialize your strategic plan within 2–4 weeks
- Establish a regular review cadence and success measures
- Cascade priorities to your team
- Hold quarterly progress reviews
- Complete a manager or peer check-in
- Attend an optional advanced strategy session
Assessment Method
The assessment of a participant’s progress will be a combination of preparation assignments, classroom participation, and review of concepts during in-class activities as well as follow-up meetings with managers and peers to discuss examples of successful use of the tools provided in this course.
Course Customization Options
This program can be customized for the specific needs of clients through, incorporation or alignment to client-specific organizational messages (values, business processes etc), modifying the workshop delivery schedule.
