Strategic Planning Facilitation
Strategy sessions often produce a document nobody uses. This course covers facilitating planning that reaches real choices, including how to handle the dominant voice and the topic everyone avoids.
Course outline
What this programme covers, module by module.
- 01Why strategy sessions produce documents nobody uses
- 02Designing the process and who should be in the room
- 03Preparing analysis that makes discussion useful
- 04Facilitating towards choice rather than agreement
- 05Handling the dominant voice and the avoided topic
- 06Converting discussion into commitments with owners
- 07Keeping the plan alive through the year
What you will gain
- Design a planning process suited to the organisation
- Prepare the analysis a session needs to be useful
- Facilitate towards choices rather than wish lists
- Handle dominant voices and avoided topics
- Convert discussion into commitments with owners
- Keep the plan alive after the session ends
Who should attend
- Executives and senior managers
- Strategy and planning staff
- Facilitators and internal consultants
- Board members involved in planning
Upcoming sessions
| Date | City | Duration | Fees | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 to 28 Oct 2026 | Pretoria | 3 Days | R13,000 | |
| 9 to 11 Nov 2026 | Durban | 3 Days | R13,000 | |
| 30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026 | Cape Town | 3 Days | R13,000 | |
| 11 to 13 Jan 2027 | Johannesburg | 3 Days | R13,000 | |
| 15 to 17 Feb 2027 | London | 3 Days | US$1,500 | |
| 26 to 28 Apr 2027 | Dubai | 3 Days | US$1,500 | |
| 28 to 30 Jun 2027 | Pretoria | 3 Days | R13,000 |
Fees are per delegate and exclude VAT. Public intakes are confirmed once minimum numbers are met. We also deliver this course on your own schedule, in-house or live online.
Enquire about this course
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- R13,000 per delegate
- Duration
- 3 Days
- Field
- Leadership & Management
- Formats
- In-house, public, online
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