1. Breakthrough Programme

This is a three day "in-company" management development programme designed for persons recently appointed to or about to be appointed to management positions in your organization (promising management talent). They require exposure to or an update in the areas of strategy, leadership and change management.

Learning Process

Each session involves a high degree of participation and interaction. The learning process is designed to stimulate and stretch the participants thought processes and at the same time allows participants to develop answers and solutions to the problems and issues under discussion. This allows the topic to be covered in a stimulating and free flowing manner while at the same time maintaining a structured approach.

Business cases are used through out the programme and have been selected on the basis of their relevance to today's business environment, the learning outcomes, the challenges posed for participants, stimulating situations and the capability of the case to integrate across the three key themes of the programme; namely strategy, leadership and change management. This maximizes the participants learning experience.

The value of the business case methodology is increased through the use of current, live and ongoing international company examples - "a real-time case". The purpose is to link the past to the present and as situations are ongoing a range of strategic options and outcomes are discussed. This serves to enhance the richness of the discussion and stimulate the participants interest. The learning experience is optimised through evaluating actual business situations/problems. These real situations are also used to exemplify critical conceptual frameworks. The international companies are chosen from a range of different sectors and vary in size from SME's to large household names.

Each session is centered on a number of major breakout sessions where the participants meet to discuss a specific problem or issue under consideration. There is an action learning element to the programme in that the group breakout sessions also involve the participants applying the new concepts to their own business situation.

All participants are expected to do pre-programme and overnight work.

Pre-course reading: Company briefings - Business Case

Programme Content

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Breakthrough programme: An Intregated Approach
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Key areas covered by the programme are outlined below:

Section 1: Strategy

  • What is Strategy?
  • Group Work on strategies currently being pursued by a range of international companies and evaluation of these strategies.
  • Strategy as 'fit' or 'stretch'.
  • Strategic Drift - successful companies do run into trouble.
  • The elements of strategic management.
  • Competitive strategy options
  • The strategy process.
  • Strategies for growth
  • Group work- Analysis of participant's company's external environment, industry analysis, SWOT and identification of priority issues for the business arising from the analysis.
  • Successful Implementation of Strategy.
  • Group Work - Business Case
  • Group Discussion - Business Case

Overnight Reading - Business Case

Section 2: Change Management

  • Corporate Culture
  • The Culture Web
  • Group Work - using the culture web to map participant's company organizational culture.
  • Why organizational cultures are so difficult to change.
  • Group Work- Re-mapping the culture web to reflect the type of organizational culture desired and aligned with strategic direction.
  • Managing strategic change
  • Contextual Features of Change
  • Change Path- Types of Change
  • Group Work - Business Case
  • Change Style
  • Group Work- what changes are required in the participants own organization

Overnight Reading - "Leadership in Crisis: Ernest Shackleton and the Epic Voyage of the Endurance"

Section 3: Leadership

  • The Endurance Expedition (Business Case + video)
  • Group Work- Discussion of case and key leadership issues arising.
  • Relevance of case today
  • Leading at the Edge
  • Group Work- Developing the building blocs of a Leadership Model.
  • PH Business Consulting Leadership Model
  • Personal agenda and action plan
    • Prepare to breakthrough.
    • What are current business priorities?
    • Setting objectives and action plans.

Outcome of Programme to Participants and their Organisation

  • Broadens and stretches the individual's perspective.
  • Enables the individual to contribute meaningfully to the strategic debate and development of strategy within their organization.
  • An ability to translate new knowledge into action on the job and lift personal performance.
  • Identification of strategic business priorities.
  • An ability to lead change management programmes.
  • An understanding of their role as a leader.
  • Action plans to achieve personal and business goals.
  • An increased capability to add value to the business.

Customer Value Proposition

PH Business Consulting delivers a programme of the highest standard at a competitive price. The programme content is international in its orientation, relevant and up to date. The daily rate is set to cover the delivery cost of the programme to the client. Our business model is based on administration being undertaken by the client (e.g. providing venue, (including light lunch and refreshments), photocopying, and distribution of materials to participants etc) and we charge for delivery. This results in significant cost savings for the client and a transparent price for the programme. Our total delivery charge is Euro 3,450 (Euro 1,150 per delivery day up to a maximum of 20 participants). Out of pocket expenses will be charged in the event of a programme being held outside Dublin.