Understanding the Leadership System and Leadership Development Framework

• Characteristics, commonalities, and differences of strategic, operational, and tactical leadership
• The relationship of the Leadership System to the Planning and Execution Framework
• Influence and motivation in a dynamic and competitive environment
• Leadership Development Framework: Understanding and applying action-logics and the stages of leadership development
• Relating the leadership development stages to strategic, operational, and tactical leadership

Tactical leadership: Front-line leadership to achieve the organization’s mission, vision, and goals

• Characteristics and requirements of tactical leaders
• Expertise and technical competence as the basis of tactical leadership
• Leading from the front & setting the example
• Coaching and mentoring
• Developing others

Operational leadership: Implementing the strategy by creating winning conditions for tactical leaders

• Characteristics and requirements of operational-level leaders
• Leading the institution and organization, not just people
• Leading departments, divisions, and functions
• Cross-departmental leadership, cooperation, and influence
• Advising the top leadership
• Staff vs. line leadership

Strategic leadership: Formulating and communicating vision, mission, objectives, and strategy

• Characteristics and requirements of strategic leaders
• Strategic leadership of external stakeholders
• Strategic leadership of internal stakeholders
• When to micromanage
• Creating a strategy from the top down

Putting it all together: Creating a visionary and strategy-based organization

• What is visionary leadership and how does it relate to strategic leadership?
• Creating a culture of vision, strategy and initiative, at all levels and throughout the organization
• Creating a collaborative vision and strategy