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Strategy & Planning Bootcamp
3 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Elevate your strategic thinking skills. Learn by doing. Drive growth. Propel your career.
Class is in session
Strategy & Planning Bootcamp
3 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Elevate your strategic thinking skills. Learn by doing. Drive growth. Propel your career.
Hosted by
Joselle Deocampo-Gautam and Sam Liu
Adj. Professor @Columbia.Partner @Mercer. Tech Exec @LinkedIn. Chicago/NYU MBAs
Course overview
Develop foundational knowledge on common strategy frameworks to set your business’ strategic direction and determine how you’ll compete
Refine your structured problem solving skills and apply frameworks to evaluate options
Organize your teams for success with guiding principles for prioritization and goal setting
Increase your influence and impact by converting vision to results
Who is this course for
01
Leaders accountable for achieving company or business unit performance
02
Operators responsible for driving execution for your function, business unit, or product / service line
03
Entrepreneurs who need to get team or investor buy-in for your vision and execution approach
What you’ll get out of this course
Develop a strategic mindset
You'll learn valuable, foundational strategy frameworks and techniques to help you set your company’s strategy and chart a path to success. The frameworks and skill sets can be applied in any business context, industry, or company!
Refine structured problem solving skills
You’ll be equipped to confidently assess options and derive strategic insights even when faced with constantly changing information and competitive landscape.
Elevate decision-making skills
Build products/services faster or pivot the business with strategic prioritization tactics. You’ll lead with confidence when you know what decisions matter most and why.
Apply your learnings immediately
Your instructors merge academia, industry, and strategy consulting expertise. You'll benefit with having the latest business knowledge and theory with practical real-world applications.
Increase your influence and impact
Goal setting is one of the most important things you do as a leader. You'll learn approaches for setting up and running a strategic planning process, including organizing principles, communication, governance, and accountability.
Strategy Toolkit
Handy guide with the strategy frameworks we cover in class. Quickly reference key concepts in your meetings or strategy discussions. Be prepared to sound brilliant!
Strategy & Planning Bootcamp
Meet your instructors
Joselle Deocampo-Gautam
Joselle Deocampo-Gautam is a business executive, tech leader, and leadership advisor. She has a track record of leadership in large-scale global operations and driving strategic transformation.
Joselle co-founded and expanded PwC's Global Financial Services Innovation Center. Her work catalyzed digital transformation at the iconic consultancy. At LinkedIn she served as Finance P&L & Operations Leader and Chief of Staff for a $7 Billion business unit. As a member of the Engineering Executive Team for LinkedIn's largest business, she transformed P&L management, investment allocation, and global operations resulting in a product portfolio that drove double digit growth.
Joselle founded On Point, a leadership consultancy, with a mission to empower women and underrepresented leaders to lead with confidence and excellence.
She holds a M.B.A. from Chicago Booth, and a double B.A. cum laude from Bates College.
Distinguished 40 under 40 and Woman of Influence. Writes on leadership @ https://joselle.substack.com.
Sam Liu
Sam is a Partner within Mercer's HR Transformation practice with 20+ years of professional experience in consulting and finance.
Sam has advised senior executives in solving critical human capital issues such as managing large-scale strategic change, optimizing organizational talent and transforming HR into a more effective and strategic function.
He has led multiple teams within Fortune 500 companies deliver solutions that accelerate change adoption and enable the workforce to achieve its business benefits and strategy.
Outside of Mercer, Sam is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University.
He holds a M.B.A. from New York University, and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Course syllabus
01
Define strategic direction
- Mission, vision, values
- Strategy fundamentals
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Assess and prioritize strategic options
- Critical thinking & problem solving techniques
- Scenario testing and prioritization criteria
- Experiential learning: Harvard case study #1
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Organize and plan for success
- Strategic planning process fundamentals
- Experiential learning: Harvard case study #2
Course schedule
2 hours per week in class time
Thursday: Sept 14, 2023
3:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Recording will be available
Thursday: Sept 21, 2023
3:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Recording will be available
Thursday: Sept 28, 2023
3:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Recording will be available
Prioritization Framework
The Eisenhower Decision Matrix is a crucial tool for effective decision-making. Employ it to prioritize tasks and projects based on urgency and importance. Especially beneficial for assessing competing priorities. Helps you focus on what matters most, when.
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Learning is better with cohorts
Active hands-on learning
This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects
Interactive and project-based
You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams
Learn with a cohort of peers
Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you
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