AMA2242: Advancing from an Operational Manager to a Strategic Leader Training in United Arab Emirates

  • Delivery Method: Online Instructor-Led / Classroom Based / Onsite
  • Participation Model: Public Training / Private / In-House Training
  • Duration: 2 Days
  • Price: From €3,900 +TAX
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Discover how to anticipate, initiate, and manage change.

In this course, you will learn to become an innovator, a persuasive player, and a champion of strategic change. You will gain the knowledge and skills to close the gap between where you are now and where you want to be. You'll conduct SWOT analysis, leverage key prospects for strategic opportunities, and inspire risk taking and innovation. This course provides you with the skills to add value to your organization and move your team forward decisively.



Who Should Attend?

Managers with fewer than five years of management experience who want to move into a more strategic role


What You Will Learn

  • Inspire and direct your team to greater readiness and competitiveness
  • Use strategic thinking to add value to your organization by understanding the needs and expectations of your customers
  • Anticipate and innovate strategies to link strategic vision to core capabilities
  • Recognize opportunities to influence and create strategic alliances
  • Use strategic thinking to identify key strengths and weaknesses in your work group
  • Encourage and support risk taking and innovation at all levels
  • Develop persuasive skills to sell your strategic ideas

Training Outline

  1. Introduction
    • Operational Management and Strategic Thinking
    • Classic Strategic Model
    • Developing a SWOT Analysis
    • Creating a Target for Future Success
    • Developing a Mission Statement
    • Encouraging Innovation in Your Team
    • Creating a Strategic Approach to Your Particular Work Situation
  2. Developing and Balancing Your Operational and Strategic Management Skills
    • Establishing a Working Definition of Operational Management
    • Exploring the Key Attributes of Today's Strategic Thinkers
    • Finding the Balance Between these Core Competencies
    • Using Operational Management and Strategic Thinking in Your Own Work Setting
  3. Creating a Strategic Frame of Reference
    • Key Components of a Strategic Frame of Reference
    • Key Outputs at Each Level
    • Developing a Strategic Thinker's Approach for Your Own Work Environment
  4. Your Team, Your Customers, and Your Competitors
    • Clarifying the Purpose of Your Work Group in the Context of Your Organization
    • Drafting a Mission Statement Defining the Operational Reality
    • Creating a SWOT Analysis to Help You Understand Your Team, Your Customers, and Your Competitors
  5. Developing a Strategic Vision: Moving from What Is to What If
    • Assessing Customer Needs, Wants, and Expectations
    • Determining Optimal Approaches for Developing Customer Data and Input
    • Using an Importance/Performance Matrix to Set Priorities for Your Work Group
    • Power of Vision
    • Creating a Link Between the Organizational Vision and Your Mission
  6. Making Your Vision a Reality: Influencing Key Stakeholders
    • Developing Persuasive Skills to Sell Your Strategic Ideas
    • Exploring a Range of Options for Influencing Others
    • Assessing Your Ability to Encourage Innovation
    • Conducting Five Key Conversations to Encourage Innovation in Your Group
  7. Your Personal Plan: Developing and Selling Your Vision of the Future
    • Completing a Strategic Frame of Reference for Your Department, Work Unit, or Team
    • Preparing to Communicate Strategically
    • Identifying and Practicing the Key Conversations You Intend to Have Upon Your Return to Work
  8. Developing a Personal Plan of Action

Why Choose Us

Leading UK-based global training provider since 1995.

Experience AMA2242: Advancing from an Operational Manager to a Strategic Leader in United Arab Emirates through Bilginç IT Academy's live and interactive virtual classroom environment. Join a Public course as an individual delegate or arrange a dedicated Private / In-house online training program exclusively for your organization.

  • Delivery Method: Online Instructor-Led
  • Participation Model: Public / Private (In-house)
  • Live and Interactive Training: Connect with your instructor in real time and actively participate through discussions, Q&A sessions, practical exercises, and group activities.
  • Flexible Participation: Join the training from your home, office, or any location with a suitable internet connection.
  • Expert Trainer Network: Learn from experienced trainers with strong industry backgrounds and practical field expertise.
  • Over 30 Years of Training Expertise: Benefit from Bilginç IT Academy's professional training experience since 1995.
  • Worldwide Access: Join our live virtual classrooms from United Arab Emirates or anywhere else in the world, or arrange a dedicated online training program for your organization.

Experience AMA2242: Advancing from an Operational Manager to a Strategic Leader through face-to-face Classroom Based training in United Arab Emirates. Training can be delivered as a Public course open to individual delegates or as a dedicated Private / In-house class for your organization.

  • Delivery Method: Classroom Based
  • Participation Model: Public / Private (In-house)
  • Face-to-Face Learning: Interact directly with your instructor and fellow delegates in an engaging classroom environment.
  • Experienced Trainers: Learn from specialists with extensive industry experience and practical real-world knowledge.
  • Professional Training Environment: Attend training in comfortable, well-equipped classrooms designed to support effective learning.
  • Practical Learning: Depending on the course, reinforce your knowledge through hands-on exercises, scenarios, case studies, and instructor-led activities.

Arrange AMA2242: Advancing from an Operational Manager to a Strategic Leader in United Arab Emirates as a dedicated Onsite training program for your organization. Bilginç IT Academy trainers can deliver the training at your office or another location of your choice, with the program planned around your team's requirements and business objectives.

  • Delivery Method: Onsite
  • Participation Model: Private (In-house)
  • Training at Your Preferred Location: Organize the training at your company's office or another location selected by your organization.
  • Tailored Course Content: Adapt the training program to your projects, team structure, existing skill levels, and specific business requirements.
  • Team-Focused Learning: Develop your team around a shared knowledge base while strengthening internal collaboration and knowledge transfer.
  • Flexible Scheduling: Plan the training dates, location, and program according to your organization's operational requirements.
  • Worldwide Onsite Delivery: Arrange the training in United Arab Emirates or at another preferred location worldwide. Bilginç IT Academy trainers can travel to your selected location to deliver the dedicated training program.


Contact us for more detail about our trainings and for all other enquiries!

AMA2242: Advancing from an Operational Manager to a Strategic Leader Training Course in United Arab Emirates Schedule

Join our public courses in our United Arab Emirates facilities. Private class trainings will be organized at the location of your preference, according to your schedule.

For corporate groups, we can organize this training as an on-site private group.
16 October 2026 (2 Days)
Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah
€3,900 +TAX
17 October 2026 (2 Days)
Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah
€3,900 +TAX
19 October 2026 (2 Days)
Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah
€3,900 +TAX
20 October 2026 (2 Days)
Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah
€3,900 +TAX
24 October 2026 (2 Days)
Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah
€3,900 +TAX
25 October 2026 (2 Days)
Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah
€3,900 +TAX
05 November 2026 (2 Days)
Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah
€3,900 +TAX
07 November 2026 (2 Days)
Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah
€3,900 +TAX

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