Train your mind to be more strategic and start making a difference in your organization!
Developing the strategic thinking competency is critical for both your business and leadership success in today’s workplace. This course will equip you with a framework as well as tips and techniques that can be applied to your daily workplace reality. As a result of attending, you will leave as a stronger and more confident strategic thinker.
Course Features
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Business professionals seeking to develop the skills to prepare them for more strategic roles.
This course is part of a Learning Path for people looking to improve strategic thinking and planning capabilities. Learn more about learning paths.
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Nov 12 & 19
Feb 11 & 18
Do you need a different date or location? We offer Courses On Request.
When colleagues learn together, everyone benefits!
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I’m stuck in day-to-day execution. How do I actually become more strategic?
If you’re constantly reacting instead of thinking ahead, this strategic thinking course helps you step out of tactical mode. You’ll learn practical frameworks to anticipate challenges, connect decisions to long-term goals and think beyond what’s urgent, so you can focus on what actually moves the business forward.
I’m not a senior executive. Is this strategic thinking training still relevant for me?
Yes. You don’t need a C-suite title to benefit from a having a strategic mindset. If your role requires decision making, influencing others or aligning work to bigger business goals, these skills apply immediately, whether you're leading a team or preparing for your next step up.
What makes this different from a typical strategic thinking workshop?
Many strategic thinking workshops stay conceptual. Developing a Strategic Mindset is hands on. You’ll work through real-world business scenarios, challenge assumptions and apply tools you can use back at work, not just talk about strategy in theory.
Will this help me make better business decisions under pressure?
Yes. This course gives you structured ways to evaluate risk, assess trade-offs and make clearer decisions, even when the stakes are high.
Participants say Developing a Strategic Mindset is insightful, practical, and useful for building a more structured approach to strategic thinking. Participants describe gaining frameworks, tools, and thinking processes that helped them step back from day-to-day work, look at bigger-picture issues, and apply more disciplined thinking to problems and opportunities. They valued the interaction, small-group discussion, case-study work, brainstorming, and opportunities to learn from people in different roles and industries. Many comments also note that clear explanations, relevant examples, stories, and strong facilitation helped make the strategic models easier to understand and apply.
Past Participant, Senior Support Enablement Consultant Mar 30, 2026
Great brainstorming experienced. I was able to draw a lot of real life scenario from testament shared.
Brenda R., Administrative Assistant Mar 30, 2026
Kevin was amazing - really paced the course nicely and was a joy to have him teach
Past Participant, Manager or Operations Mar 25, 2026
I thought the material was presented in a clear and easy to follow manner. I enjoyed they way Sherry facilitated over the two days.
Past Participant, Senior Sales Coordinator Feb 12, 2026
Well thought out and well presented. The facilitator knew his material and explained everything in an engaging way.
Past Participant, Director, Organizational Development Unit Feb 12, 2026
