Moving from an Operational Manager to a Strategic Leader

Seize this opportunity to anticipate, initiate and manage change.

Learn to become an innovator, a persuasive player and a champion of strategic change. This seminar gives you the right practice to close the gap between where you are now and where you want to be. You'll conduct SWOT analysis, leverage key prospects for strategic opportunities and inspire risk taking and innovation. Make your mark. This training course gives you the skills to add value to your organization and move your team forward decisively.

Seminar Number: 02242

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Who Should Attend

Managers with fewer than five years of management experience who want to move into a more strategic role.

Classroom2 Day(s)
1.2 CEU, 12 PDCs, 12 PHR, 12 SPHR
Online4 Lesson(s)
1.2 CEU, 12 PDCs, 12 PHR, 12 SPHR

Overview
How You Will Benefit
What You Will Cover
Outline - Classroom
Outline - Live Online
Credits

Make your mark. This training course gives you the skills to add value to your organization and move your team forward decisively.

Inspire and direct your team to greater readiness and competitiveness
Use strategic thinking to add value to your organization by understanding the needs and expectations of your customers
Anticipate and innovate strategies to link strategic vision to core capabilities
Recognize opportunities to influence and create strategic alliances
Use strategic thinking to identify key strengths and weaknesses in your work group
Encourage and support risk taking and innovation at all levels
Develop persuasive skills to sell your strategic ideas

Developing and Balancing Operational and Strategic Management Skills

Establish a working definition of operational management
Explore the key attributes of today’s strategic leaders

Creating a Strategic Frame of Reference

Understand the key components of the strategic leadership model
Develop a strategic leader’s approach for your own work environment

Understanding Your Current Operational Mission: Your Team, Your Customers and Your Competitors

Strategic thinking: moving from a limited context to a broader view
Understand how to apply a SWOT analysis to your team
Create a mission statement defining the operational reality of your work group

Developing a Strategic Vision: Moving from What Is to What If

How to identify priority issues to create your strategic advantage
Encourage innovative solutions
Prepare a draft of a vision statement

Making Your Vision a Reality: Influencing Key Stakeholders

Develop their persuasive skills
Explore a range of options for influencing others

Your Personal Plan: Developing and Selling Your Vision of the Future

Communication strategies to sell your strategic plan
Conduct key conversations to encourage innovation and risk taking

Special Feature

This Seminar Features Blended Learning.

AMA Blended Learning combines instructor-led training with online pre- and post-seminar assessments, tune-up courses and other resources to maximize your training goals. Through a blend of proven instructor-led seminars and powerful online technology, AMA Blended Learning provides a compelling and more comprehensive experience for the learner—producing a greater return-on-investment for the employer and the seminar participant.

Learning Objectives

Define Operational Management and Strategic Leadership
Understand the Classic Strategic Model
Develop a SWOT Analysis for Your Work Group
Create a Target for Future Success
Develop a Mission Statement for Your Work Group
Establish Linkage Between the Mission and Vision
Encourage Innovation in Your Team
Create a Strategic Approach to Your Particular Work Situation

Developing and Balancing Your Operational and Strategic
Management Skills

Establish a Working Definition of Operational Management
Explore the Key Attributes of Today’s Strategic Leaders
Find the Balance Between These Core Competencies
Reflect on Your Current Use of Operational Management and Strategic Leadership in Your Own Work Setting

Creating a Strategic Frame of Reference

Understand the Key Components of a Strategic Frame of Reference
Define Key Outputs at Each Level
Develop a Strategic Leader’s Approach for Your Own Work Environment

Understanding Your Current Operational Mission: Your Team, Your Customers, and Your Competitors

Clarify the Purpose of Your Work Group in the Context of Your Organization
Draft a Mission Statement Defining the Operational Reality of Your Work Group
Create a SWOT Analysis to Help You Understand Your Team, Your Customers, and Your Competitors

Developing a Strategic Vision: Moving from “What Is” to “What If”

Assess Customers’ Needs, Wants, and Expectations
Determine Optimal Approaches for Developing Customer Data and Input
Learn to Use an Importance/Performance Matrix to Set Priorities for Your Work Group
Understand the Power of Vision
Create a Linkage Between the Organizational Vision and Your Work Group’s Mission

Making Your Vision a Reality: Influencing Key Stakeholders

Develop Persuasive Skills to Sell Your Strategic Ideas
Explore a Range of Options for Influencing Others
Assess Your Ability to Encourage Innovation
Learn How to Conduct 5 Key Conversations to Encourage Innovation in Your Group

Your Personal Plan: Developing and Selling Your Vision of the Future

Complete a Strategic Frame of Reference for Your Department, Work Unit, or Team
Prepare to Communicate Their Mission and Vision Statements Strategically
Identify and Practice the Key Conversations You Intend to Have Upon Your Return to Work
Develop a Personal Plan of Action

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Encourage All Managers and Employees to Think Strategically
Encourage All Employees to Share in Developing and Working Toward a Strategic Vision of the Future for Their Organization to Be Successful
Encourage Participants to Continually Ask Themselves, “What Can I Do to Contribute?” and, As a Work Group or an Organization, “Where Are We Going?”

LESSON ONE

Developing and Managing Your Operational Management and Strategic Leadership

Define Operational Management
Define Attributes of Strategic Leaders
Determine How to Balance Your Skills
Identify Your Current Skills

LESSON TWO

Creating a Strategic Frame of Reference

Describe the Strategic Frame of Reference
Define Key Outputs
Develop a Strategic Leader’s Approach

Understanding Your Current Operational Mission

Clarify the Purpose of Your Work Group
Draft a Mission Statement
Create a SWOT Analysis

LESSON THREE

Developing a Strategic Vision: Moving from “What Is” to “What If”

Assess Customer Needs, Wants, and Expectations
Determine an Approach for Developing Customer Data
Use an Importance/Performance Matrix
Create Linkage Between the Mission and Vision
Describe the Power of Vision

LESSON FOUR

Making Your Vision a Reality: Influencing Innovation

Use Persuasive Skills
Describe Influencing Options
Assess Your Ability to Encourage Innovation
Conduct Five Key Conversations

Your Personal Plan

Complete a Strategic Frame of Reference
Prepare to Communicate Your Mission and Vision Statements
Identify and Practice a Key Conversation You Intend to Have Upon Your Return to Work
Consolidate Your Personal Plan of Action

American Management Association is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and is accredited to issue the IACET CEU.

HRCI. The use of this seal confirms that this activity has met HR Certification Institute’s® (HRCI®) criteria for recertification credit pre-approval.

AMA is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM.

Classroom Schedule

15 Sessions Available

Online Schedule

2 Sessions Available

$2,545.00 Non Members
$2,295.00 AMA Members
$1,889.00 GSA

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2019-07-22 2019-07-23 Jul 22, 2019 - Jul 23, 2019	2 Days	NY	New York	10019 New York	Register Now
2019-08-08 2019-08-09 Aug 8, 2019 - Aug 9, 2019	2 Days	GA	Atlanta	30309-7705 Atlanta	Register Now
2019-09-19 2019-09-20 Sep 19, 2019 - Sep 20, 2019	2 Days	DC	Arlington/Washington	22202-4807 Arlington/Washington	Register Now
2019-10-07 2019-10-08 Oct 7, 2019 - Oct 8, 2019	2 Days	TX	Houston	77001 Houston	Register Now
2019-10-14 2019-10-15 Oct 14, 2019 - Oct 15, 2019	2 Days	IL	Chicago	60601 Chicago	Register Now
2019-10-31 2019-11-01 Oct 31, 2019 - Nov 1, 2019	2 Days	CA	San Francisco	94103-3156 San Francisco	Register Now
2019-11-14 2019-11-15 Nov 14, 2019 - Nov 15, 2019	2 Days	NY	New York	10019 New York	Register Now
2019-11-25 2019-11-26 Nov 25, 2019 - Nov 26, 2019	2 Days	DC	Arlington/Washington	22202-4807 Arlington/Washington	Register Now
2019-12-05 2019-12-06 Dec 5, 2019 - Dec 6, 2019	2 Days	CA	Anaheim	92801 Anaheim	Register Now
2020-02-06 2020-02-07 Feb 6, 2020 - Feb 7, 2020	2 Days	IL	Chicago	60601 Chicago	Register Now
2020-02-24 2020-02-25 Feb 24, 2020 - Feb 25, 2020	2 Days	GA	Atlanta	30309-7705 Atlanta	Register Now
2020-03-09 2020-03-10 Mar 9, 2020 - Mar 10, 2020	2 Days	NY	New York	10019 New York	Register Now
2020-03-19 2020-03-20 Mar 19, 2020 - Mar 20, 2020	2 Days	DC	Arlington/Washington	22202-4807 Arlington/Washington	Register Now
2020-03-23 2020-03-24 Mar 23, 2020 - Mar 24, 2020	2 Days	CA	San Francisco	94103-3156 San Francisco	Register Now
2020-04-13 2020-04-14 Apr 13, 2020 - Apr 14, 2020	2 Days	MA	Boston	02110 Boston	Register Now

$2,445.00 Non Members
$2,195.00 AMA Members
$1,795.00 GSA

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	2019-09-09 2019-09-18 Sep 9, 2019 - Sep 18, 2019	4 Lesson(s) 09/09/2019, 2:00PM- 5:00PM; 09/11/2019, 2:00PM- 5:00PM; 09/16/2019, 2:00PM- 5:00PM; 09/18/2019, 2:00PM- 5:00PM;	Register Now
	2020-01-06 2020-01-15 Jan 6, 2020 - Jan 15, 2020	4 Lesson(s) 01/06/2020, 2:00PM- 5:00PM; 01/08/2020, 2:00PM- 5:00PM; 01/13/2020, 2:00PM- 5:00PM; 01/15/2020, 2:00PM- 5:00PM;	Register Now

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