Strategy for Team Leaders & Aspiring Senior Managers - A Practical Workshop Live at Your Desk

Introduction

Step up. Think bigger. Lead strategically.

You have mastered the fundamentals of team leadership - now it is time to raise your game.

Strategy for Team Leaders and Aspiring Senior Managers is a one-day, high-impact online workshop designed to help you expand your leadership influence beyond your immediate team. This programme is for those ready to think more strategically, influence more widely, and drive results across the broader business.

You will learn how to:

• Shift from tactical to strategic thinking
• Influence across teams and lead without formal authority
• Make confident decisions in complex, fast-paced environments
• Shape team culture and lead change initiatives
• Elevate your personal leadership brand and presence

Through practical tools, group discussion, and focused exercises, you will leave with greater clarity on your next steps as a strategic leader - and a concrete plan to get there.

This session is ideal for team leaders preparing for senior roles and new or aspiring senior managers.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive course will cover the following:

• Strategic Thinking for Emerging Leaders
• What is strategic thinking and why it matters at your level?
• Moving from operational to strategic contributions
• Tools for structured thinking: SWOT, PESTLE, stakeholder mapping
• Leading Beyond Authority
• Influencing without direct control
• Navigating the matrix and collaborating across silos
• Understanding power dynamics and informal influence
• Decision-Making in Complexity
• Bias-aware and values-based decision making
• Handling ambiguity and balancing short- and long-term priorities
• Real-world decision simulations or dilemmas
• Building a High-Performing Team Culture
• Shaping team dynamics intentionally
• Embedding accountability, psychological safety, and ownership
• Role of leaders in reinforcing culture and values
• Driving Change & Leading Initiatives
• The leader as a change agent
• Communicating a compelling case for change
• Getting buy-in and sustaining momentum
• Personal Brand & Leadership Presence - Evolved
• Executive presence for strategic influence
• Managing up and across
• Being known for what matters
• Action Planning & Leadership Commitments
• From learning to application: setting strategic leadership intentions
• Peer coaching breakout groups to embed insights

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.