Strategy-Building and Sustaining Competitive Advantage

Course Category : Leadership

Elevate organizational performance by mastering strategies that build and sustain competitive advantage in today’s dynamic global marketplace.
Duration: 5 Days
Level: Advanced

Introduction

In today’s fast-changing business environment, having a strategic vision alone is no longer sufficient. What truly differentiates successful organizations is their ability to translate vision into a sustainable competitive advantage. This program equips participants with advanced capabilities in strategic management, enabling them to design and implement strategies that secure market leadership while adapting to global shifts. Through a combination of conceptual frameworks, applied models, and practical case studies, participants will move beyond strategic thinking toward effective execution that ensures both sustainability and long-term competitive success..

Targeted Specializations

Experienced operations, marketing, and HR managers.
Middle and senior managers in both public and private sectors.
Bankers, investment analysts, and corporate strategists.
Program and project managers.
Newly appointed directors seeking modern perspectives on strategy and competitive advantage.

Targeted Skills

Enhancing strategic thinking and leadership.
Designing and executing integrated strategic plans.
Building innovative strategies for competitive advantage.
Managing risks and making strategic decisions.
Strengthening analytical skills and long-term planning.

Expected Outcomes

Gain a deeper understanding of strategic management and competitive advantage.
Apply key frameworks and methodologies for building strategies.
Link strategic thinking with practical execution for measurable outcomes.
Analyze challenges and adapt strategies to sustain competitive superiority.
Strengthen organizational alignment where every function contributes to advantage creation.

Training Topics Index

Generic competitive strategies.
Industry and company structural analysis.
“Competitive Positioning” vs. “Blue Ocean” approaches.
Understanding value migration over time.
Customer engagement and integrated value chains.

Balancing internal and external analysis.
Shareholder value in strategic planning.
Financial and non-financial strategic objectives.
Advanced applications of the Balanced Scorecard.
Diagnosing strategic challenges and opportunities.

Tools for securing competitive advantage.
Cost leadership and differentiation strategies.
Innovative business models.
Combining cost leadership with differentiation.

Identifying and mitigating strategic risks.
Globalization and strategic shifts.
Managing organizational change in a global context.
Leading global strategic planning teams.

Strategic renewal across the corporate lifecycle.
Role of vision and values in strategic change.
Executives as mentors and coaches for strategy.
Projecting present structures into future success.

Course Features

Modern and practical content
Real-world examples and leadership exercises
Pre- and post-course assessments to measure impact
Accredited certificate with QR code verification

Strategy-Building and Sustaining Competitive Advantage