Translating Strategy Into Results: Duke CE Certificate Course

Translating Strategy into Results sensitizes technical leaders to the mindset necessary to think and act strategically as they lead and execute work in their organizations. Attendees focus on the mutually supportive skills of translating the larger organizational strategy to their own work and architecting their own strategies for executing this work. Additionally, participants learn the importance of having a strategic frame of reference that maintains the alignment of strategy with the critical domains of operations and people to enable effective implementation and desired results.

Translating Strategy Into Results: Duke CE Certificate Course Benefits

• In this Translating Strategy Into Results course, you will learn how to:

  • Understand the purpose and core elements of a strategy and apply them in your context
  • Explore the leader’s role in aligning, translating, and implementing strategy
  • Review common strategy implementation challenges and techniques for addressing them
  • Building the agility and adaptability to look ahead and adapt strategy to changing contexts
  • Continue learning and face new challenges with after-course one-on-one instructor coaching

• Translating Strategy Into Results Prerequisites

  • Complete Learning Tree course, Navigating Increasing Complexity: Duke CE Certificate Course
  • Some leadership experience in a technical or business environment can be helpful.

• Translating Strategy Into Results Exam and Certificate Information

  • No Exam
  • This course is part of the Duke CE Transformational Technical Leadership Program, designed by Learning Tree in partnership with Duke Corporate Education. Upon completion of the 5 courses that make up the program, attendees will receive the Transformational Technical Leadership certificate from Duke CE.

Translating Strategy Into Results Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction

This module contains the following learning topics:

• The Transformational Technical Leadership Framework
• What’s your experience with strategy?
• The course learning Objectives
• The course Learning Journey

Module 2: Perspectives on Strategy

This module contains the following learning topics:

• A shared definition of strategy
• Your role as a strategic leader
• The Hambrick Strategy Model questions
• Filling in the answers for your organization

Module 3: Alignment and Connections

This module contains the following learning topics:

• A shared definition of alignment
• Cascading alignment across the organization
• Top alignment challenges
• Applying the Strategy Diamond at multiple levels

Module 4: Execution Challenges

This module contains the following learning topics:

• From Strategic Plan to successful execution
• Top reasons that strategy execution fails
• Where leaders make a difference
• Identifying your points of greatest impact

Module 5: Mapping a Way Forward

This module contains the following learning topics:

• From Translating to Doing
• Priorities, Staging, and Sequencing
• Milestones and small wins
• Building momentum and celebrating successes

Module 6: Compelling Communications

This module contains the following learning topics:

• Good translators create meaning
• Elements of a compelling message
• Seeking and incorporating input
• Being ready with two-minute elevator versions

Module 7: Agility and Adaptability

This module contains the following learning topics:

• Strategy requires adjusting course along the way
• A “Ready for Change” mindset- continuing to look for signals of change
• Revisiting and refining- metrics, routines, communication, and priorities
• Enabling the “Doers” to do what they do best