Introduction
This programme provides an intensive and highly stimulating insight into the analytical approaches and entrepreneurial thinking that underpin boardroom decision taking in today’s leading businesses. The coverage enables a deeper understanding of the mindset and priorities of ‘C’ level executives. It is a blend of boardroom thinking, business school insights and business consultancy analytics.
The seven elements are deliberately integrated and examine how corporate organisations plan, review and take significant business decisions balancing the focus on strategic direction, winning business and delivering results.
The programme blends building the participants capability to lead their own business with developing a deeper insight into the business dynamics of customers and competitors. The programme is primarily commercial business focused although a number of the approaches are equally directly relevant to public sector and ‘not for profit’ organisations.
The five days are highly active and thought provoking. Throughout the programme a series of live global corporates are used as case study organisations … for example drawn from highly recognised Retail / Telco / Manufacturing & Distribution / FMCG / Construction sectors etc.
It also provides the opportunity to for each participant to analyse and reflect on their own business area of focus at key points.
| Outline Timetable | Day One | Day Two | Day Three | Day Four | Day Five |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 - 18:00 | 09:00 - 18:00 | 09:00 - 18:00 | 09:00 - 18:00 | 09:00 - 17:00 |
The Seven Core Elements
+ The ‘C’ Level Mindset and Vision
+ Corporate Analysis
+ Competitive Positioning
+ Market Pursuit Planning
+ Operational Plan - Readiness and Effectiveness
+ Financial Performance Profiling
+ Implementation - Balancing Risk and Reward
| Support Materials | |
|---|---|
| Materials: All participants are provided with comprehensive ‘soft copy’ and printed reference materials, including: | |
| The Executive MiniMBA ‘Toolkit’ | An A5 practical, easy to use, ‘toolkit’ of concepts and analysis techniques introduced during the programme. An essential reference document |
| Aides-Memoir | Headline summaries of primary concepts introduced to enable fast reference |
| Programme ‘Route-Maps’ | The primary ‘concepts’ and core ‘tools’ within each of the seven elements are summarised as a headline visual mind-map to provide a rapid refresh of the programme learning |
| PowerPoint Headlines | Copies of all core PowerPoint slides used during the programme |
| Business Analysis | Structured analytical frameworks that can be directly used to profile the performance of a business and identify the ‘C-level’ priority areas of focus |
| Selected Articles and Publications | A series of short extracts from selected business publications and recommended further reading that act as an additional stimulus to the thinking of the programme |
“Developing the executive ‘toolkit’ for corporate leadership and decision taking”