SUMMARY
Learn to use proven strategy frameworks and the six stages of the strategy process (Situation Analysis ⟶ Diagnosis ⟶ Action Plan ⟶ Strategic Option Generation ⟶ Strategic Choice (Recommendation) ⟶ Strategy Implementation) to think, decide, and act like a strategist and help set a winning long-term direction for your organization.
Format:
- In-Person: 10 Sessions, and…
- Remote: 3 Sessions
Duration:
- 13 Class Sessions
- Oct. – Feb.
- each Session is 3 hours
Key Dates:
- Apply by: Sept. 15
- Onboarding Begins: Sept. 17
- Start Date: Oct. 1
Reference Price:
- 350,000 JPY + tax / per person
Learning Teams leverage the Interpersonal Skills Development Framework & the Leader Character Framework as they learn.
Strategy is a deductive (i.e. from theory to practice), case-driven, active learning, capstone course centered on the fundamentals of strategy and strategic management. The core learning objective of this course is to acquire an understanding of the knowledge and skills required to become an effective strategist; that is, a professional who can use the stages of the strategy process to set a winning long-term direction for their organization.
Course Topics
- What is Strategy?
- Market Attractiveness (External Analysis)
- Competitive Advantage (Internal Analysis)
- Business Level Strategy
- Strategic Interactions – Competitive Rivalry and Dynamics
- Corporate Level Strategy
- Systematic Strategy Execution
- Disruptive Strategy
- Global Strategy
- Crafting Strategy
Key Benefits
01. World-Class reading materials from Harvard Business School Publishing
A coursepack has been created featuring world-class reading materials and simulations. These materials are mapped to the course syllabus and strategically aligned with the course Learning Goal, Learning Objective, and intended Learning Outcomes.
02. Structured Thinking Tools
Structured thinking tools used in this course allow you to focus your efforts on achieving the course Learning Goal, Learning Objective, and intended Learning Outcomes without spending a lot of time thinking about how to organize your analyses of the cases and simulations that we use in the course.
03. System for Learning Success
The System for Learning Success (Prepare-Participate-Review & Reflect) designed into this course can help you improve your learning effectiveness, and it can help you become more effective in business meetings.
04. Learning Teams
Learning Teams that enable you to practice an Interpersonal Skills Development framework, a Team Design-Launch-Process Management Framework, and a Leader Character framework so that you and your teammates can function as an effective team while working on developing a ‘behavioral operating system’ that positions you to be better able to advance your career.
05. Deliberate Practice
The course is designed to provide multiple opportunities for deliberate practice of the six stages of the strategy process.
06. Strategic Decision-Making Practice
The course is designed to provide multiple opportunities to exercise good, professional judgment in making strategic decisions;
07. LMS and Rubrics
Rubrics within the Learning Management System (LMS) deliver feedback from the instructor which helps you to understand where you and your team are performing well and where you need to improve.
08. Professional Presentation Skills
Every learning team has an opportunity to develop their professional presentation skills.
Faculty
Sean M. HACKETT, Ph.D.
Instructor“Building the future, now!”
I started teaching Strategy in 2005. I have taught nineteen sections of this course. From May 2023 until August 2024, 360 students across eleven sections took this course in person in Canada.