8 Weeks
Self Study
Included
Available
Online application is free, and no special documentation is required. All applicants must be at least 18 years of age, proficient in English, and committed to learning and engaging with fellow participants throughout the course. We confirm enrollment eligibility within one week of your application.
Module 1: Managing the Tensions of Strategy Execution
CASE STUDY
ATH Technologies: Making the Numbers
C3.ai: Driven to Succeed
TAKEAWAYS
Understand the various tensions managers face as they implement strategy
Implement a framework for managing those tensions effectively
KEY EXERCISE
Analyze your organization’s approach to managing common organizational tensions
Identify strengths and deltas in your organization’s approach to executing strategy
Module 2: Aligning Job Design to Strategy
CASE STUDY
Go Mobile: Aligning District Managers and Store Teams
TAKEAWAYS
Optimize the design of key jobs and align them to strategy
KEY EXERCISE
Analyze a job using the Job Design Optimization Tool (JDOT)
Recommend a set of job design improvements
Module 3: Empowering Employees to Execute Strategy
CASE STUDY
Henkel: Building a Winning Culture
TAKEAWAYS
Apply techniques to spur high performance and creativity among employees
Create core values that inspire and guide employees through difficult decisions
KEY EXERCISE
Identify ways to dial up performance and increase innovation within your team
Evaluate the effectiveness of your organization’s core values
Module 4: Measuring and Monitoring Performance
CASE STUDY
Citibank: Performance Measurement
TAKEAWAYS
Create performance measurement systems that account for all dimensions of strategy execution while conserving scarce time and attention
KEY EXERCISE
Analyze and improve your organization’s approach to profit planning
Identify critical performance variables and develop goals, measures, and targets corresponding to them
Analyze a range of incentive types and identify the most useful ones for different contexts
Module 5: Identifying and Managing Risks
CASE STUDY
Westchester Distributing, Inc.
Quiet Logistics
TAKEAWAYS
Describe and identify common risks businesses face
Create systems for managing and mitigating them
KEY EXERCISE
Identify internal risk pressures using the Risk Exposure Calculator
Propose solutions for a new conduct boundary at your organization
Module 6: Balancing Innovation and Control
CASE STUDY
Continental Media Group: Business Highlights
Automation Consulting Services
TAKEAWAYS
Apply techniques to help your business innovate and adapt to change while maintaining clear focus and retaining necessary controls
Identify which opportunities your organization should and should not pursue
KEY EXERCISE
Propose a system you can use to focus organizational attention on emerging threats and uncertainties
Apply course-wide knowledge by proposing a set of solutions to strategy execution challenges at a growing consulting firm
Capstone activity: develop an action plan for implementing the levers of control at your or another organization
Established in 2001 and adeptly run by the Sringeri Mutt with the benign blessings of Sri Sri Bharathitheertha Mahaswamigal, the College believes in keeping a proactive approach for the overall development of the students.
ASIET is the first self-financing technical education centre to be awarded the ISO 9001: 2008 certification. Our Alumni are prestigious and many occupy responsible positions across prestigious organizations in India and abroad. The institute is affiliated to the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, accredited by NBA and approved by AICTE.
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