MANAGEMENT
• Think strategically and systemically as you plan organizational change • Influence the emergence of a more positive and functional corporate culture • Eliminate turf battles, dropped balls and organizational duplication of effort • Analyze and correct dysfunctional organizational dynamics • Manage the strengths and limitations of your personal leadership style Who Should Attend This seminar is designed for executives, senior level managers, and engineering managers or technical specialists who are called upon to formulate or provide input into strategic decisions and business strategies. −− Managing versus leading - is there really a difference? −− Critical factors in assessing leadership performance −− The relationship between leadership, strategy, human behavior, decision-making and organizational systems • Understanding the Human Dimension −− Similarities between animal behavior and human behavior −− Influence of brain structure on human behavior −− Creating long term employee motivation −− Rules of thumb for predicting human behavior in organizations −− Recognizing the symptoms of pathological leadership −− Managing and defusing dysfunctional behavior • Assuming the Helm −− Managing the transition to a new workgroup −− Common and avoidable errors of leadership −− Developing and maintaining the support of your workgroup −− Simple, but effective steps to improve workgroup performance • Shaping Corporate Culture −− Understanding the critical components of corporate culture −− Forming productive organizational norms • Creating Organizations that Work −− Creating an organizational charter −− Selecting an effective management team −− Thinking systemically −− Importance of managing image and expectations −− Creating meaningful performance indicators −− Eliminating turf battles and duplication −− Limitations on the application of common systems −− How leaders contribute to dysfunctional cultures −− Establishing a high performance work environment Topical Outline • Introduction to Strategic Leadership −− What exactly do we mean by leadership? −− Who is and is not a leader? −− At what point do we become leaders? −− Critical elements of leadership support
Topical Outline • What is a Standard?
• Key Players (ASTM, ASME, SAE, IEEE, API, etc.) • Standards versus Regulations versus Guides, etc. • Role of Standards in Supporting Regulation • Standards Development: Initial Drafts... National... Global • SAE Standards Development Process • Interdependency of Standards: Reference Standards and Complexity • Approval Bodies: Self-Certification, Type Approval, Third Party Registration versus Certification versus Recognition • Business Competitiveness • Value Chain for Standards... Raw Material to Finished Products not Standards) • Role of Standards versus Role of Standardization
Developer:
SAE International
Fee: $25 (Free to SAE Members)
.2 CEUs
URL:
sae.org/learn/content/pd531724/
Strategic Leadership 3 Day | Classroom Seminar I.D.# C0620
As a strategic leader, it is your responsibility to ensure that your organization is moving in the right direction. Executives and high-level managers must have the practical insight necessary to address competitive business challenges. Each segment of this three day course is designed to impart simple, but powerful lessons that will equip participants to more fully engage in strategic discussions, ask pertinent questions, facilitate critical decisions and shape high performing organizations. In addition, the course provides students with a personal leadership profile that illustrates their strengths and potential limitations. Participative exercises assist emerging executives with practical and effective methods of gaining organizational credibility and avoiding common errors in strategic leadership. • Describe the role and responsibilities of strategic leadership • Manage the critical factors that drive the success and failure of business strategies • Anticipate the longer term impact of strategic initiatives • Attain credibility and support as you assume the helm of a new operation • Avoid common errors made by leaders in transitioning to higher levels of responsibility • Select the most effective approaches when framing strategic decisions Learning Objectives By attending this seminar, you will be able to:
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