20/20 MDS® Participant Workbook: Corporate Strategy

 This 20-20 MDS® Participant Workbook is an accompaniment to the 20-20 MDS® Workshop Course Pack of the same title.

Corporate Strategy

The key purpose of management, as defined by the Management Charter Initiative (MCI), is: 

If you accept this definition, there is no escaping your responsibilities to know what these objectives are and how the organization sees your role in helping to meet them - even if this does involve persistence, effort or even a role in helping to define them! The module entitled ‘Corporate Strategy’ will be extremely useful if you are to be involved in such work. 

This module lays a foundation of management theory and principles to help you take a wider view of the knowledge and skills you are developing to manage operations as effectively and efficiently as possible. 

Objectives 
At the end of this module you will be able to:

• describe the relationship between the manager’s role and the organizational context
• identify a range of organization structures to suit different purposes and assess the appropriateness of your own structure
• compare different theories of management and relate their significance to your day to day work
• identify the impact and effects of the relationship between the organization, the individual manager and the operations within your own span of control
• minimize and manage conflict creatively
• compare your own management style to that of other managers.

Underpinning Competencies:

• Contextual thinking
• Change orchestration
• Making decisions and weighing risks
• Appraising people and performance
• Driving persistence

Downloadable:

These resources are provided as downloadable materials. Once your purchase has been completed, you will be provided with a link to download your file. 

If you wish to print multiple copies of this Workbook for your course, you must purchase a license to make additional copies of the workbook for all your participants. It is a violation of the copyright of this material to make unauthorized copies. Licenses for making additional copies of the Participant Workbooks are available in this store, under the “Course Kits” category and the “Course Resources” category. Volume pricing is available for these reprint permissions.

Details:
Authors: Jon Warner
Publisher: Worldwide Center for Organizational Development
Publication Date: ©2007, All Rights Reserved
Availability: Downloadable
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