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Writing a Strategy

Date: 22nd July 2025
Venue: “Virtual” platform delivery

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Learn how to create professionally-written strategy documents, and explore the importance of communication both in developing and implementing strategy.

Learning Outcomes

  • understand the key components of powerful strategy documents;
  • have reviewed examples of strategies and considered how they compare with approaches taken by your organisation; and
  • learn the importance of good communication in developing and implementing strategy documents.
The Institute of Leadership

The Institute of Leadership has approved this training course. The Institute combines years of research, knowledge and innovation to champion the leadership agenda for alL and since 1947 they have carried out extensive research into the knowledge, skills, attitudes, behaviours and values of great leadership. Based on The Institute's core leadership values, this course meets the standard that enables learners who have completed to access the following benefits:

  • Membership of The Institute of Leadership will be in receipt of an ICPS/The Institute joint Certificate of achievement for the course
  • Access to a raft of resources to help you with your continuing professional development, including an award-winning library of e-learning content
  • A community of over 70,000 members worldwide enabling you to collaborate and grow your knowledge and skills
  • Receipt of weekly news updates, podcasts and cutting-edge research and a monthly published journal and invitations to topical webinars
  • Authorisation to use approved letters AMInstL (Associate Member of The Institute of Leadership) after your name for business correspondence
9:45
Zoom log in
10:00
Chair's Introduction
  • Chair and Delegate's Introductions, objectives and organisational challenges
10:15
Session One: What is strategy and strategic thinking?
  • Underpinning principles
  • Why do strategies go wrong?
11:30
Morning Break
11:45
Session Two: From writer to audience
  • Strategy Writing - the process
  • Strategy writing - the ingredients and who needs to be involved
13:00
Lunch Break
13:45
Session Three: Case studies - good practice?
  • How do examples compare with strategy documents in your organisation - a practical exercise
15:00
Afternoon Break
Session Three continued
15:45
Session Four: Communication and Strategy
  • The importance of Communication and Stakeholders in strategy
16:15
Review
16:30
Close

Please note that the programme is subject to change without notice



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