Day one with Dr. Vicere opens with a discussion of strategic leadership and presents practical ways you can align people and strategy for organizational excellence.  You will learn how to develop a long-term strategic direction, assess an appropriate operational focus, align people management systems that promote organizational effectiveness, and foster a culture of performance and change in pursuit of strategic objectives.

Day two with Dr. Ghadar addresses global business strategy and implementation. What impact will your strategic imperatives have on your organization as alliances and partnerships are formed, technologies are developed, products are launched, and markets are penetrated? What new strategies will be required to remain competitive? How will members of your corporate community be affected by the coming era of change?

This program is for executives working in companies that currently compete with, operate in, or are planning to operate in international markets. It will most benefit those with responsibility for strategic planning and business development in the organization.

After this unique and challenging program, you will be equipped to:

•    Learn how to create a focused, aligned organization
•    Develop the appropriate core competencies to compete in a global
     marketplace
•    Learn when and how to capitalize on opportunities
•    Accelerate product life cycles
•    Enhance your global competitive position
•    Strengthen your effectiveness for leading change

Strategic Leadership
•    Assessing the external environment
•    Setting direction for your organization
•    Managing cycles of change
•    Enhancing leadership effectiveness
•    Encouraging flexibility and creativity

Implementing Change
•    Enacting organizational models in a global environment
•    Assessing organizational vision
•    Translating strategic intent into action

International Product Life Cycles
•    Factors affecting international product life cycles
•    Global competitive positioning
•    Corporate strategy and product cycles
•    Market position and valuation

Strategic Alliances and Global Partnering
•    Five industry forces of change
•    Consortia in air transport, automotive, robotics, IT, bio-technology

Competitiveness in the Global Marketplace
•    The value chain
•    Global tectonics

Planning for Growth and Success

This century will bring a decade of accelerated change in the global business environment.  Products and services which used to take a leisurely fifteen years to work their way through the product life cycle now rush through in a matter of three or four years. At the same time, the global environment is growing more rigorous. Regional protectionism is on the rise, and the exchange rate fluctuations are becoming difficult to forecast. Successful companies of this century will be streamlined and flexible, with a staff well equipped to anticipate the challenges and capitalize on the opportunities of the global marketplace.

Albert A. Vicere, Executive Education Professor of Strategic Leadership; President of Vicere Associates, Inc.
Dr.Vicere was recently listed among the top 10 leadership coaches and profiled as a “next wave guru” in leadership development by Business Horizons magazine. Dr. Vicere’s book, Leadership by Design, was published by Harvard Business School Press. In addition, he is co-author of The Many Facets of Leadership, published by FT Prentice Hall. He runs a consulting firm that specializes in the design, development, and delivery of strategy, leadership and organizational processes for clients spanning the globe.

Fariborz Ghadar, William A. Schreyer Professor of Global Management, Policies, and Planning; Director of the Center for Global Business Studies.
Dr. Ghadar is listed among the top 10 strategy coaches in the world. His research and teaching interests include global corporate strategy and implementation, international finance and banking, global economic assessment, and e-business. He is lead author of the new book Global Tectonics: What Every Business Needs to Know, which identifies the key trends that will present the most formidable challenges in the next 30 years.

The Executive Management Program

Strategy & Leadership: Aligning Organizations for Performance