Programme Content
Unit 1: Seven Insights of Smarter Execution and Focus First Unit 2: Pick the best Unit 3: Set the course Unit 4: Think it through and follow through Unit 5: All aboard Unit 6: Play to win Unit 7: Manage strategic initiatives portfolio Unit 8: Design the operating model
Define your personal learning objectives, connect with your peers, and attend a live kick-off webinar with your learning manager.
Discover the Seven Insights of Smarter Execution by applying them to the Tetra Pak case study.
Start focusing by formulating your execution challenge and completing your initiative charter.
Understand the importance of alignment of a strategic initiative with overall strategy and strategic priorities.
Download your companion workbook and capture one to three points that you have learned after each unit.
Recall the Seven Insights through adaptive learning.
Understand team members’ roles and responsibilities.
Reflect on best practices in sponsorship.
Understand team dynamics and the pitfalls of team selection and management.
Learn to evaluate team members’ performance.
Study the DIGA mini-case to examine further the role of three leaders driving strategic initiatives.
Engage with your dedicated coach during a 45-minute call to introduce yourselves, discuss your learning objectives, and reflect on your own strategic initiative.
Scope your strategic initiative and understand where to start.
Formulate a compelling and inspirational vision.
Get support in your assignment through IMD GenAI.
Build the roadmap that sequences the execution steps to achieve your vision.
Study the Best Buy case to understand how they manage to drive results within the company.
Create a high-level execution plan for your Initiative.
Assess the magnitude of change and potential risks of your initiative
Think about the type of piloting and select it carefully.
Learn to monitor the progress of your initiative overtime through to completion.
Test your understanding of these two smarter execution insights.
Attend a live webinar with faculty.
Map your initiative’s stakeholders.
Learn to overcome resistance to change and gain support.
Reflect on how to communicate your initiative to different audiences.
Design a high-impact event.
Participate in an interactive simulation with your team.
Debrief the simulation during a live webinar with the program’s learning manager.
Understand which dimensions contribute to high performance in teams.
Assess your team on the six dimensions that contribute to high performance in teams.
Develop your play to win mindset and how to engage with your team.
Assess initiative overload.
Manage a portfolio of initiatives with agility.
Define the governance and processes needed for successful strategy execution.
Apply your learning to a circular economy strategic initiative portfolio through a case study.
Reflect on how to ensure your initiative remains on track.
Engage in your second call with your dedicated coach to discuss your progress and reflect further.
Understand the link between strategy and execution through the six dimensions of an operating model.
Learn how to facilitate the execution by aligning structure, processes, people, incentives and behaviors.
Reflect on the right environment for your strategy execution.
Get a personalized refresher of the Seven Insights through adaptive learning.
