PDL Strategic Thinking Skills

Who is this course for

Any individual who is or would like to be involved in the formulation of business strategy or would like to improve their awareness of methods and techniques used to review and create an effective business strategy.

Purpose of the course

This course seeks to provide the tools to enable a person to effectively analyse a company's position in the view to taking effective strategic decisions that will determine the future direction of the company.

You will learn how to

• Explain the difference between good and bad strategy


• Use a model to create a sustainable strategy


• Use a range of tools and techniques to analyse a line of business and an organisation's place within it


• Explain Porter's generic strategies


• Explain Blue Ocean Strategy


• Analyse an industry case study and start to apply this analysis to your own organisation's strategy

Benefits for you as an individual

As an individual the course will stretch and improve your aptitude for strategic thinking. You will learn how to think about opportunities and threats in a creative and analytical manner.  

Benefits for your organisation

Effective strategic thinkers are few and far between. Having staff who can take a step back from day to day activities to objectively evaluate an organisations position in a holistic and unbiased manner is highly constructive and vital in identifying and developing competitive advantage. The course provides techniques and practice to enable your staff to start critiquing and developing your own business strategy.