Executing Strategy - Curriculum

Executing Strategy executive seminar will have a two days format, and will be extensively based on case discussions as teaching method. We will use the 70/30 formula, i.e. 70% of work and case discussion, 30% of lecturing.

Case discussion is active learning compared to the passive learning of lecturing used by most of the European Universities and business schools. It is dynamic, participative and fun. At same time the learning is more practical, because is related to real business situations.

Day 1 – March 29
Morning (9:00-13:30)

• Welcome, review of the expectations
• Framework of the Executing Strategy seminar
• The business as value delivery system: aligning strategy and operations (providing system)
• Framework and tools to understand implications of new strategy on operations and design a providing system (processes, systems, structures, capabilities, assets) aligned to the new value proposition
• Team exercise on operations/providing system design

Afternoon (14:30-18:00)

• Designing and steering major change management programs
• Jean-Paul Gaillard: leadership and change in action at Nespresso. What leadership to steer major innovations and changes in large organizations.
• Q&As, key take aways of the day

Day 2 –March 30
Morning (9:00-13:30)

• Framework and tools to build execution capabilities in a business
• London Business School case discussion
• Self-assessment: how good is your organization’s execution capability today?

Afternoon (14:30-17:15)

• Leadership and change management in extreme situations:  Fiat-Chrysler HBS case discussion
• How to design the right integration strategy for post mergers & acquisitions
• Maximizing your learning. What to change in your day after behaviors
• Key take aways of the day, closing