Think strategic: adding value to vision

Overview

Presented by Sachi Sellasamy (NZ).

The complex concept of strategic thinking to enhance performance is provided in a simple six-step road map. Research shows strategic ideas are the result of these six steps. While in practice strategic thinking is always an iterative process, the steps form a valuable learning process. For each of the steps a real-world case study is used as an illustration, and participants are able to apply the six steps to their work environment. Who should participate

This course would be beneficial for anybody involved in strategic thinking in the public or private sectors.

The Graduate School of Business would particularly recommend this workshop to managers, senior managers, board members and business owners.

Delivery

Where:

QUT Gardens Point
Executive Education Centre
B Block, Level 4

When:

Thursday, 14 March 2013, 9am to 5.30pm

Registration and coffee from 8.30am.

Details: We'll email you pre-workshop readings and a template to identify current issues in operational areas before the workshop. At the workshop we'll provide a customised workbook.

Cost

Registration type	Cost
Standard registration	$770 (inc GST)
QUT Graduate School of Business students and alumni	$495 (inc GST)

All-day catering provided.

Contact

For more information about this course, contact Natasha Crossley.

Details

Stages

Stage 1: Pre-workshop activities

Before the workshop, we'll email participants reading material and a simple personal assignment to identify opportunities and challenges in their current work environment. Real issues ensure active workshop participation and discussions.

Stage 2: Workshop

The workshop uses a modified action learning approach where participants use existing organisational issues they have identified and formulate/draft strategic briefs to enhance performance for management considerations. Real case studies with answers serve as a guide for participants to address their own issues.

Stage 3: Post-workshop support

Participants also receive continuous email support in developing their strategic brief (presentations) to management.

Objectives

The workshop helps participants to:

• appreciate the values and skills essential for strategy formulation to implementation
• contribute to the development and implementation of strategies that value add with a win-win for all stakeholders
• draw up winning ideas and presentations to get buy-in from above and below.

Outcomes

Participants will understand the process involved in strategic thinking as a tool for enhancing performance and develop an action plan for implementation in their own organisation. The expected results will be innovations in strategies, processes, products and other improvements that would lead to enhanced performance and increased productivity and profits.

Course materials

We'll email you pre-workshop readings and a template to identify current issues in operational areas before the workshop.

At the workshop we'll provide a customised workbook.

Your presenter: Sachi Sellasamy

Sachi Sellasamy is co-founder and Director of INOCREST (Innovation & Creativity Skills Training Ltd.) He has 30 years of working experience, the major part of it being involved in training and consultancy internationally. His training and consultancy work spans small and medium industries, multinationals and governments. Sachi has been associated with a number of international consultancies. They include the Institute on Governance (Canada), The Commonwealth Secretariat, ADB, UNDP, and the ASEAN secretariat.

His core competencies are in the area of strategy and innovation. He is a certified trainer in both Dr. Edward de Bono's Six Thinking Hats ® and Lateral Thinking ® Programmes. Sachi obtained his B.Ec. (Hons) from University Malaya, M.Sc. from the London School of Economics, United Kingdom and was a Fulbright Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania and East West Centre, U.S.A.

Registration info

Cancellation

To cancel or change your registration, email Mickael Blanc.

If you cancel within 14 days of the event, you will be charged a cancellation fee of 20%.