Strategic Thinking Foundation

Course Overview:

This course is equally suited for experienced executives who want to refresh their Strategic Thinking skills to that of the latest research and practices in the field, as well as organisational leaders that have to deal with the process and steps in creating a strategy for the first time. The course addresses the basic definition of strategy and provides participants with an easy-to-follow, logically structured way of Thinking Strategically when having to create organisational strategy. It exposes participants to all the relevant tools of PEST, Porter’s Five Forces, and SWOT, and leads participants through the four phases of the planning process, as well as the five steps required in creating a strategy.

The course covers two lessons:

Lesson 1: What is Strategy
Lesson 2: The Strategic Plan

Instructor Tab Design

Steyn Heckroodt

As an International Thought-leader in the fields of Leadership and Strategic Thinking; Prof Steyn Heckroodt provides a wealth of experience and expertise when engaging with global business leaders. As a Harvard Business School Publishing Moderator, HBR Author, Dean of Academic Affairs, Founder and Chief Thought Leader for Platform for Connected Leadership, he leads a strong team of professionals in shaping the future of companies. The impact he leaves is best known for the focus he places on developing individual greatness, leading people to exceed as team players and to become organisational disruptors, flirting with complexity. He transforms leaders by inspiring them to challenge the current and think differently about 21st Century challenges, learn through self-reflection and engage with others. As HBR Author of the Platform for Connected Leadership Framework™®, he challenges leaders to act in an empowered manner with increased confidence in decision making as well as a higher level of responsibility and accountability. Dealing with the impact of evolving Industrial Revolutions, Virtual Distributed Teams, and the Disrupting Exabyte Economy, he guides organisations in taking strategic decisions that fuses people and technology in the world of work. Along with that, he assists organisations in dealing with the change impact today’s world of work and enables leaders to take a more long-term view of their future plans with a focused sensitivity on environmental sustainability and next generation employment challenges. Passionately believing in continuous lifelong learning he has published in the fields of Strategic Thinking, Leadership and Operations, for amongst others Oxford University Press and Harvard Business Review.