Strategy-Building and Sustaining Competitive Advantage

Course Category : Sustainability

Provide leaders and organisations with the strategic tools necessary to build, sustain and renew competitive advantage in dynamic markets.

Duration and level
10 days (advanced – professional level).

Starts On

18 - May - 2026

Ends On

22 - May - 2026

Location

United Kingdom (UK) - London

Language

English

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Targeted Audience

  • Senior Executives and Business Leaders
  • Strategy and Planning Directors
  • Corporate Development Managers
  • Entrepreneurs and Business Owners
  • Management Consultants

Targeted Skills

  • Apply advanced strategic analysis frameworks effectively
  • Confidently design strategies that secure long-term advantage
  • Strengthen organizational agility and resilience
  • Drive innovation and continuous renewal
  • Align leadership and governance with strategic direction
  • Evaluate market forces and global competition with precision

Expected Outcomes

By the end of this program, participants will be able to

  • Master the principles of building and renewing competitive advantage.
  • Design and implement strategies that deliver sustainable value.
  • Analyze industry structures and competitive dynamics systematically.
  • Lead organizational transformation to adapt and thrive in changing environments.
  • Apply innovation as a driver for strategic renewal.
  • Integrate risk management and resilience into strategy design.
  • Influence stakeholders and align organizational culture with strategy.

Training Topics Index

Module I

Foundations of Competitive Advantage

  • Concept and evolution of competitive advantage
  • Cost leadership vs. differentiation strategies
  • Market forces analysis (Porter’s Five Forces)
  • Case studies on competitive advantage

Module II

Strategy Formulation

  • Strategic analysis tools (SWOT, PESTEL)
  • Defining vision, mission, and values
  • Long-term goal setting
  • Growth and expansion strategies

Module III

Sustaining and Renewing Strategy

  • Innovation as a source of competitive advantage
  • Digital transformation for sustainability
  • Organizational resilience and adaptation
  • Redesigning value chains

Module IV

Leadership and Execution

  • The role of leadership in strategy
  • Governance systems and alignment
  • Strategic performance metrics
  • Change management and transformation

Module V

Competing Globally

  • Strategies for international competition
  • Globalization and its impact on advantage
  • Market entry and expansion strategies
  • Global company case studies