Strategic Thinking for Smart Leaders and Managers 2025

Strategic Thinking for Smart Leaders and Managers
(A Seminar-Workshop)

04 March 2025, Tuesday
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

AIM Conference Center, Makati City, PH

Overview

Strategic Thinking is a dynamic, one-day seminar-workshop, designed to elevate the strategic thinking capabilities of professionals in managerial and leadership roles. In today’s rapidly evolving business environment, the ability to think strategically is crucial for navigating complexities, driving innovation, and achieving organizational success.

Strategic Thinking offers a valuable opportunity for professionals to elevate their strategic thinking capabilities and leadership effectiveness. By focusing on advanced strategic concepts, practical application, and leadership development, this workshop empowers participants to drive success within their organizations in today’s complex and dynamic business environment.

This seminar workshop focuses on enhancing participants’ strategic mindset, decision-making skills, and leadership abilities. Attendees will explore advanced strategic frameworks, concepts and tools that enable them to identify new opportunities, anticipate future challenges, and lead their teams effectively. Through interactive exercises, case studies, and collaborative discussions, participants will learn how to foster a culture of strategic thinking within their organizations.

Whether you aim to strengthen your strategic planning skills, enhance your leadership effectiveness, or drive growth and innovation, this seminar workshop provides practical insights and actionable strategies to help you succeed.

Learn More: https://www.fmi.com.ph/events/st2025/

Key Seminar-Workshop Topics

1. Advancing Strategic Skills

– Understanding Advanced Strategic Thinking
– Differentiating between strategic thinking and strategic planning
– The importance of strategic thinking in leadership roles

2. Developing a Strategic Mindset

– Overcoming cognitive biases and mental barriers
– Enhancing critical and innovative thinking skills

3. Interactive Exercise

– Self-assessment of strategic thinking capabilities
– Group discussion on personal and organization
al barriers

4. Advanced Strategic Frameworks and Tools

4.1 Blue Ocean Strategy

– Concept of creating uncontested market space
– Identifying value innovation opportunities

4.2 Design Thinking

– Principles of human-centered innovation
– Applying empathy, ideation, and prototyping in strategy

4.3 Systems Thinking

–  Understanding inter-relationships within organizational systems
–  Identifying leverage points for strategic change

4.4 Case Study Analysis

– Applying advanced frameworks to real-world business scenarios
– Group activity to develop strategic solutions

5. Enhancing Strategic Decision-Making

5.1 Advanced Decision-Making Processes
5.1.1 Balancing analytical and creative approaches
5.1.2 Techniques for decision-making under uncertainty

5.2 Improving Judgment and Decisiveness
5.2.1 Recognizing and mitigating cognitive biases
5.2.2 Utilizing Decision-making Tools and Models

5.3 Interactive Exercise
5.3.1 Decision-making simulation based on complex business challenges
5.3.2 Reflection and group discussion on outcomes

6. Leading Strategic Initiatives

6.1 Strategic Leadership Competencies
6.1.2 Influencing and Guiding Strategic Change
6.1.3 Communicating vision and strategic objectives effectively

6.2 Fostering a Culture of Strategic Thinking
6.2.1 Engaging and Empowering Team Members
6.2.3 Encouraging innovation and creativity within teams

6.3 Navigating Strategy Execution Challenges
6.3.1 Identifying Common Pitfalls in Implementation
6.3.2 Strategies to overcome resistance to change and resource constraints

7.  Case Study Discussion

7.1 Analyzing successful and unsuccessful strategic initiatives
7.2 Lessons learned and best practices

8. Cultivating innovation and adaptability

8.1 Encouraging Organizational Innovation
8.1.1 Techniques to foster creativity
8.1.2 Leveraging diverse perspectives, including emerging leaders

8.2 Adaptability in Strategic Planning
8.2.1 Responding to changing market dynamics
8.2.2 Continuous Learning Improvement

8.3 Action Planning
8.3.1 Developing Personalized Strategic Action Plans
8.3.2 Setting SMART objectives aligned with organizational goals

9. Interactive Exercise

9.1 Participants draft action plans with peer feedback
9.2 Sharing commitments and next steps