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The Strategic Public Manager

Public Sector Management & Public Affairs

Course Overview

The professionals trusted with bigger decisions tend to be the ones fluent in The Strategic Public Manager. The programme runs 5 days and treats every topic the same way: brief grounding, worked example, then delegates do it themselves. Delegates leave with a personal action plan and the confidence to make an immediate difference back at work.

What You Will Achieve

  • Explain the core principles and current good practice in The Strategic Public Manager
  • Apply practical tools and techniques for The Strategic Public Manager in your own organisation
  • Analyse real-world scenarios and select the right approach with confidence
  • Avoid the common pitfalls that undermine The Strategic Public Manager in practice
  • Build a personal action plan to implement what you have learned

Who Should Attend

Directors, senior managers, heads of department, team leaders and high-potential professionals preparing for greater leadership responsibility.

Course Outline

  1. 01Setting the scene: The Strategic Public Manager in today's organisation
  2. 02Key concepts and the language of The Strategic Public Manager
  3. 03Frameworks and good practice that deliver results
  4. 04Hands-on application: workshop exercises and cases
  5. 05Problem-solving clinic: participants' real challenges
  6. 06Integrating The Strategic Public Manager with day-to-day operations
  7. 07Reporting, metrics and demonstrating value
  8. 08Action planning: your first 90 days after the course

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