ADVANCED STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP

This volume of learning materials constitutes the Advanced Strategy and Leadership component of the Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Corporate Management and Strategic Planning, offered by the Chartered Institute of Corporate Management and Strategic Planning. Building upon the foundational strategic management and strategic planning core, this component extends candidates’ competence into the human, competitive, and analytical dimensions of strategy: the leadership and change-management capabilities required to translate strategic intent into organisational reality; the corporate-level strategic choices — diversification, global strategy, innovation, and sustainability — that determine an organisation’s long-run competitive position; and the analytical and decision-support disciplines that ensure strategic choices are grounded in rigorous evidence rather than intuition alone.

The three modules in this component are designed to be studied sequentially, though each may also stand independently as a specialist unit of study. Module 1 addresses the leadership and change-management capability required to execute strategy through people. Module 2 addresses the corporate-level strategic choices — portfolio composition, global reach, innovation posture, and sustainability commitments — through which competitive advantage is built and renewed. Module 3 equips candidates with the analytical tools and decision-support disciplines required to make, monitor, and adapt strategic decisions under conditions of uncertainty.