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Management Courses :
Strategic Thinking and Planning

I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it. ”

Terry Pratchett
To think strategically is to plan for the future. Top level executives in organizations are responsible for not only moving the organization forward but for developing a strategic plan designed to accomplish just that. This workshop will focus on showing and applying the steps of creating a bold strategic plan for your organization. It will present strategies to bring that vision to life by offering practical tools and ideas for implementing the strategic plan.

Benefits & Added Value

By attending this program participants will:

Understand how to think strategically.

Use a successful framework for strategic planning.

Inject new ideas into your strategic planning.

Discover how to design an effective implementation plan.

Who Should Attend?
Managers, Top Executives and every person who seeks to excel in his work and his life.
Program Content

What is strategic thinking?

Risks of missed strategic opportunities.

Consequences of lack of planning.

Understanding our Surroundings: Position Assessment.

- SWOT analysis

Designing the Future: Creating Vision & Setting Goals.

From Idea to Reality: Taking Action.

- Align strategic goals and initiatives

- Create action plans

Getting Others on Board: Follow Through.

- Identify critical plan stakeholders and needs

- Create a communication plan

Evaluating plan success.

Human Resources Courses:

Benefits & Added Value

By attending this program participants will:

Identify and implement consistent recruiting, screening and hiring procedures.

Attract talent through innovative recruitment sources.

Screen and select exceptional candidates.

Interview so that you get the data you need.

Select what to include in the decision-making process.

Who Should Attend?
Managers, executives and supervisors involved in the selection of job candidates, human resource and personnel development managers/executives and recruitment coordinators.
Program Content

Types of interviews and when to use them.

Conducting a goal-directed interview.

Developing your own interviewing strategy.

Avoiding the most common pitfalls of interviews.

Uncovering interviewee weaknesses.

Assessing the fit between job and candidate.

Making the most of your interview time.

Supply Chain Management

“ A supply chain is a network of facilities that procure raw materials, transform them into intermediate goods and then final products, and deliver the products to customers through a distribution system. ”
Lee and Billington
The supply chain includes all of the activities and processes needed to supply a product or service to the final customer. Supply Change Management is increasingly imposing competitive challenges on today’s organizations. This program presents up-to-date approaches and appropriate tools to assist the participants in improving the supply chain performance in their organizations.
Benefits & Added Value
• By attending this program participants will:
• Understand the basics of Supply Chain Management.
• Understand how supply chain thinking contributes to corporate key result areas.
• Develop approaches to improving the supply chain process.
• Who Should Attend?
Managers, along with other employees involved in the process of improving “supply chain managements”.
Program Content
• Implementing different Supply Chain strategies.
• Expanding possibilities for cost savings and financial rewards.
• Forecasting demand and usage.
• Assessing suppliers’ capabilities.
• Establishing goals to measure improvements.
• Mastering key supply chain processes and metrics for improving supply chain networks.
• Using the balanced approach to measuring total supply chain performance.