A strategy document sitting in a drawer changes nothing. What actually moves an organisation forward is a habit of regular meetings where teams check progress, adjust the plan, and agree on the next concrete steps — whether that happens quarterly, monthly, or on whatever cycle suits how the business runs.

This Training Course from the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy is built for managers and leaders who want to translate company-wide strategic objectives into clear action plans, assign ownership at the task and department level, and keep every meeting focused on real progress rather than repetition.

Who this training course is for:

• Business owners and general managers.
• Heads of administrative and executive departments.
• Planning department managers.
• Any employee working within the administrative sector of a company or institution.

Skills participants take away from the programme:

• Choosing and running a system for tracking progress against the strategic plan.
• Structuring periodic and remote meetings so they stay useful and action-focused.
• Reading the market: competitors, clients, and internal team feedback.
• Telling the difference between what is realistically achievable and what is not.
• Building short- and long-term strategic plans that connect to a shared company vision.
• Rallying a team around future objectives and securing buy-in on upcoming projects.

Module 1: Running Meetings That Actually Track the Plan

• The concept of administrative meetings for following up a strategic plan and how they should be run.
• Mechanisms for evaluating the plan through proper measurement indicators.
• Keeping every department aligned with, and accountable to, the strategy.

Module 2: Reading the Environment Before You Plan

• Analysing the internal and external environment.
• Mapping strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities.

Module 3: Building and Formulating the Strategy

• Concepts and types of strategic plans and objectives.
• Running strategic planning workshops.
• Strategy formulation skills and setting the right objectives.

Module 4: Connecting Strategy to Vision and Contingency

• The institution's vision and mission, and why objectives must stay aligned with them.
• Preparing alternative plans and understanding when they matter.
• Practical, real-world models of strategic plans and objective-setting.