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A Must Attend Training for Business Owners

Strategic Management & Innovative Toolkit for Business

“Strategic planning is worthless - unless there is first a strategic vision.”

 

Fees : RM 2,250.00 (HRDF Claimable) - Register Now, Get RM500 deduction!

 - Course fee includes 2 tea breaks (morning and afternoon), a lunch, course material and certificate of attendance 

Date          : 20 & 21 November 2013        : Park Royal Hotel, KL

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Introduction 

Strategic thinking requires one to be aware of what goes on around. It combines rational and intuitive thinking to think ahead to what can happen and what can go wrong. This equips leaders in the organization to create a sound strategy that will be realized. Strategic planning is about getting the team and or, organization to go where it needs to go. This program will guide you through process of strategy formulation and implementation in today’s dynamic internet-speed business environment. 

 

Course Benefit 

1.   Identify strategies to better position their organization for long-term competitive advantage

2.   Formulate strategic plans to help their organization advance and grow

3.   Understand the tools used in strategic thinking and planning

4.   Detect the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) that drive strategy

5.   Translate strategy into action plans, including consideration on how to execute strategy and deliver results through people and processes

6.   Establish strategic planning, monitoring and controlling mechanisms that ensure positive results 

7.   Be  able  to  explain  what  is  meant  by  the  terms  “strategic  thinking”,  “strategic  planning”  and “strategic management”

8.   Understand the relative place of strategic thinking and policy analysis in the overall value creation chain

9.   Be equipped with a range of creative tools that are used in strategic thinking and know where to look for follow-up information

10. Have had some hands-on experience of using both the creative tools and an organizing framework within which to approach strategic thinking and long-range policy formulation. 

 

Who Will Benefit From This Program 

This program is designed for business owners & individuals in management positions.

 

The Key Benefits in Attending This Workshop 

• Develop managers and equip them with skills to more strategic in their thinking and have the ability and confidence to develop a strategic business plan to support their organizations’ mission and vision
• Provide managers with a framework for developing, adapting and aligning organizational vision, mission, and goals to achieve and sustain competitive advantage
• Managers gain the knowledge needed to formulate, execute and monitor the strategic planning for their organization based on proven analytical techniques and models
• Increase certainty in achieving business results (depending on individual’s KPIs). 

 

Methodology 

This is a program that integrates multi approach learning methodology, and an engaging session that involves every participant actively throughout the program. 

 

Training Contents

 

Day One

 

Session 1 

Introduction to Strategic Thinking and Planning

• What is ‘strategy’, ‘strategic thinking and planning’?
• Why is it important?
• How does it impact the organization?
• How does it impact the team?
• Understanding  the  differences  between  strategic  thinking,  strategic  planning  and  strategic management
• Strategy/Tactic/Task – Differentiating the three elements
• What skill sets and mental attributes are involved in strategic thinking?
• What are the intended results?

 

Session 2 

Defining the strategic planning steps

• Defining the approach and content (who, what, where, when, how, etc.)

 

Session 3

Formulating the Strategic Plan: Toolkit for strategic thinking and planning 

1.   Mission, Vision, Values, goals (MVVG)

• Future-scaping
• Insight, forecasting and foresight 

2.   Environmental analysis

• SWOT analysis (internal vs. external)
• DOME methodology
• Value-chain analysis
• Gap analysis 

 

Day Two

 

Session 4 

Managing Opportunities 

3.   Building and recommending solutions

• Resource requirements and alignment to organization’s capabilities
• Untangling complexities
• Critical decision making
• Scenario planning
• Risk management
• Developing options 

  4.Where is my Niche?

• ·An introduction to a blue ocean and a red ocean
• ·Identifying continuous growth and innovation opportunities
• Adapting mindset to incorporate an innovation culture using strategic logic and implementable principles

 

Session 5 

Value Innovation for Futurist Thinkers 

 5.   Core strategic innovation toolkit and framework (Part 1)

• Identifying and categorizing key value features of your business
• Qualifying and quantifying key value features of your product/service
• Offering in a way that gives you a clear sense of how valuable your customers perceive them to be 

6.    Core Strategic Innovation Toolkit and Framework ( Part 2 )

• The ‘Current’ curve – Visualizing the current industry landscape
• Competitor’s ‘Current’ curve – Awareness and understanding of the industry and competition
• The ‘Future’ curve – Formulating, forecasting and executing for the future, focusing on the big picture
• DDIA (Delete, Decrease, Increase, Add) – The process tool that helps your business focus on the correct ways to reduce costs while increasing buyer value
• Case  study –  How one  business  engages  a  high-performing team of  creative  people  to  deliver innovation 

 

Trainer’s Profile 

 

Carl Thong 

Carl has held a range of C-level roles in the USA, Japan, South Africa, Malaysia and, more recently, in Singapore. With over 18 years of consulting and training experience, he has a highly successful track record in leading change programs,   directing   large,   complex   projects   and business  operations  in  a  range  of  environments  and industries,  including  in  financial  services,   healthcare, biotechnology, IT, consumer products and manufacturing industries. For the past eight years, Carl has been primarily focused in  consulting  and  training  assignments   with  focus  in leadership,  sales,  strategy,   project   management  and innovation initiatives. 

Recent client projects include: 

• coaching C-level executives on leadership skills for a MNC joint-venture in China

•   training private bankers in Singapore, Hong Kong and China on advisory skills

•  developing a full scale competency assessment centre for a bank in Taiwan

•  training the Blue Ocean strategy for a global manufacturing firm’s sales and marketing team

•  conducting a series of business planning workshops for different business units for a regional bank

•  facilitating board room strategy sessions for a global financial group 

His background in leading entrepreneurial companies as well   as   large   multinationals   provides   him   a   deep understanding of organisational development and human capital issues. Carl has written and published two books on   marketing   and   corporate   risk   management.   He frequently   speaks at numerous industry events and currently serves on the global standards board for four international professional certification bodies. 

Having lived and worked in five countries, Carl is very comfortable with teams of diverse   backgrounds and experiences. Coming from a tri-cultural background, he is fluent in three languages (English, Mandarin and Bahasa Melayu) and has a working knowledge in Japanese.

  

Dr. Timothy Law
 

Dr. Timothy Law, driven by his personal motto to “impact lives through training”; Timothy’s career is fuelled by a passion to inspire others. In his role as an Organisational Learning and Development Strategist, he constantly seeks to transform the way corporations as well as individuals think in order to help them reach their fullest potential.  Graduated with a Diploma in Management from the Malaysian Institute of Management in 1999, he went on to pursue a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration and subsequently an MBA, specializing in Organization Behaviour from the University of Newcastle, Australia. The combination of his academic background and vast corporate experience made him a sought after facilitator in various aspects of training. 

Timothy was holding the portfolio as the Human Resource Director at The Asia Pacific Brands Foundation (APBF). He also oversees daily operations at APBF in his capacity as a General Manager. Besides this, his portfolio includes a Brand Culture Consultant Trainer role.   

Furthermore, he plays an active part as a member of Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad (PSMB)’s panel of Certified Assessors and Trainers where he conducts the much sought after Train The Trainer  Certification Series  endorsed by PSMB. In addition to this, he is also a Qualifying Blue Ocean Strategy Practitioner licensed by the UCSI Regional Institute of Blue Ocean Strategy, Malaysia and INSEAD, France.

  

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Our services cover:

1. Public Courses  in KL, Selangor, JB & Penang
2. Inhouse / Tailor made program can be designed for participants within same organization.
3. 1 to 1 or 1 to Group Coaching Session
4. Management Meeting or Convention Program
5. Teambuilding – Various Group & Level 

 

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Tel          : 03-3343 2180/013- 345 2180

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