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Features headline session by Caroline Harper OBE, CEO, Sightsavers Caroline will talk about how she began a process to transform the strategic direction of a 60 year old charity – read full session details. Plus more sessions from sector thought leaders. Date and time Thursday 17 June 13:00 - 17:30 Avonmouth House, London   Who is it for? Senior Mangers, Directors, Heads of Department and CEOs who are contemplating strategic overhaul or interested in the latest approaches to strategy. Cost Places cost £150 + VAT. For two or more people booking from the same organisation, places cost £120 + VAT. You can also book onto all three seminars for a cost of £360 + VAT.   How to book

Strategy Seminar 

The future is uncertain: how do you engage people, stay flexible and deliver effectively?

In the face of rapid change, strategy can be friend or foe. Conventional strategy models assume you can predict your environment and know what your competitors and partners are going to do. The reality, in the turbulent world of not-for-profits, is that you often can't. You need a flexible, nimble strategy to enable you to constantly adapt for success in the face of unforeseen change and you need to inspire people to make the journey with you.

Join us and other leaders on this intensive half-day seminar to explore the models, approaches and proven methods that can help shape, drive, inspire and direct an organisation's strategic destiny.

Benefits

• discover the frameworks, tools and concepts you need to lead a successful strategic overhaul

• learn about how models for "doing business" in the not-for-profit sector are changing across the dimensions of service delivery, relationship to beneficiaries, structure, funding and impact

• find out how strategy making can engage and align trustees, staff, beneficiaries and donors

• take inspiration from strategy case studies including Sightsavers, Christian Aid, International HIV/AIDS Alliance and The UK Film Council

• connect with like-minded leaders and exchange experience in a candid, informal and confidential setting

Find out more about the speakers and sessions.

Thought Bite: Knowing your organisation      If you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt. Sun Tzu c. 490 BC, Chinese Military Strategist and author of The Art of War   As Sun Tzu wrote, a good strategy depends on you really knowing yourself, i.e. your organisation. That knowledge of your organisation and how all the different elements work together, helps you decide where to focus your attention and how to respond to what Sun Tzu calls "the infinite variety of circumstances" – which in the contemporary not-for-profit environment could be anything from the credit crunch to a new government to changing beneficiary needs. In this Thought Bite we introduce you to the 7S framework, a model for assessing your overall strategic health in terms of strategic flexibility and effectiveness. Read this Thought Bite