Strategic Organisation™

by | Feb 26, 2025

Strategic Organisation™

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Overview:

In a world of constant change, organisations must anticipate the future, not just react to it. It requires a strategic organisational vision, a roadmap to not just survive, but truly thrive. This is the essence of Strategic Organisation (SO).

SO, grounded in Stratified Systems Theory, offers a powerful lens for understanding organisational performance. It moves beyond the conventional focus on individual employee performance, recognising that systemic dysfunctions often stem from misaligned structures and processes. Rather than simply addressing symptoms, SO targets the root cause: the system itself.

Programme Outline:

Day 1:

  • Strategic Organisation Overview
  • The Psychological Contract
  • Accountability
  • Work, Judgment, Levels of Role Complexity, and Time-Span
  • Case studies

Day 2:

  • Potential and Effectiveness
  • Managerial Leadership Practices and Context Setting
  • A Model for a Business Unit
  • Conversations with Gerry Kraines

Day 3:

  • Collaborative Negotiation
  • Cross-Functional Processes
  • Three-Level Units
  • System Stewardship
  • Conversations with Gerry Kraines

Day 4:

  • Role Establishment
  • Talent-Pool Development
  • Strategic Organisation Implementation
  • Leading Change
  • Review and Next Steps

Who will benefit?

This programme is designed to benefit a range of leadership roles within your organisation:

  • C-suite executives, accountable for setting the strategic direction and vision, will gain valuable insights to refine your approach and ensure long-term success
  • Directors, who bridge the gap between strategy and execution by providing guidance and overseeing implementation, will learn how to effectively translate vision into action
  • Senior managers, tasked with executing plans and managing daily operations, will acquire the tools and techniques to optimise performance and drive tangible results within your teams
To register your interest in this course, please email Andy Feng at andyfeng@sim.edu.sg.
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SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION PROGRAMME – Leading Effectively in the Complex World

by | May 17, 2022

SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION PROGRAMME – Leading Effectively in the Complex World

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Overview:

In this rapidly changing environment, business leaders and managers need to reduce uncertainty and manage residual risks more effectively. Organisations and enterprises are facing numerous complex challenges with varying consequences in magnitude and duration.

To stay ahead of these challenges, leaders should therefore embrace a deep understanding of the systemic issues they want to address, integrate their ability to engage and align diverse stakeholders for shared goals and emphasise on empowering action and collaboration with Systems Leadership.

Programme Outline:

  • Foundations of systems leadership – Core capabilities, role and impact of the system leader
  • Skills for facilitating generative conversations and improving the quality of collective thinking
  • Apply collective learning tools and skills to help others surface assumptions deepen thinking
  • Apply systems thinking tools to gain fresh perspectives on seemingly intractable problems and begin the process of identifying more fundamental solutions

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course, participants should:

  • Understand Systems Leader’s role to influence and impact key stakeholders
  • Develop leadership skills to understand the larger system for building shared goals
  • Learn tools and techniques to harness the team’s collective intelligence through deep listening and facilitation

Who Should Attend:

  • All business leaders
  • C-Suite executives
  • Directors and Managers in the Public Service
  • Private and Social sectors.
Together, we can make a systemic impact to the world