Finpro Strategy Workshop
THE POWER OF STRATEGIC THINKING AND DEVELOPMENT IN MULTINATIONAL BUSINESS ARENAS
Expected Results: Upon completing the workshop the participants will
- Be familiar with evolving motivations and approaches in strategic management and thinking within the context of (hyper)competitive multinational business arenas.
- Understand the logic of developing customer-centric and resource-based strategies as well as value-capturing business models.
- Be able to apply alternative modes and tools of “strategizing” in real business situations.
- Possess an insight on alternative roles of strategy consultants to SME’s searching for international growth.
- Become energized by innovative ideas to be successfully applied in real business cases.
Date and Venue: September 2, 2008, Finpro (?), Helsinki
Program Schedule: A customized focus for the workshop can be developed from the following topics:
Morning Session
Breakfast
09:00-12:15 1. Navigating in Hyper-Competitive Multinational Business Landscape – A Quest for Strategic Thinking
- Summary I: Strategic Thinking as Seeing
- Exercise: Peak Performance
2. Developing Multinational Competitive Strategies – The Game of Smart Positioning (outside-in thinking)
- Elaboration: 5 Forces Analysis and Value Curve as Strategizing Tools
- Case in Point: Crafting a Strategy Diamond for FINNAIR
- Summary II: Strategy Diamond
12:15-13:15 Lunch Break
Afternoon Session
13:15-17:00 3. Resources and Competencies as Drivers for Multinational Growth (inside-out thinking)
- Case in Point: tba, case to be selected by Finpro(?)
- Creating Future Through Viable Partnerships
- Summary III: Key Concepts of Resource-Based Strategies
4. Capturing Value Through New Business Models
- Case in Point: Volsu Business Model
- Developing an Acquisition or Alliance Advantage
- Summary IV: Towards Concept Leadership
5. On Becoming a Value-Adding Strategy Consultant for Inter-nationalizing Finnish SME’s
- Q & A Session
- Summary V: Lessons Learned
6. Making Things Happen
Course Material and Prework: It is advisable that participants read chapters 1 through 4 of Timo Santalainen’s book Strategic Thinking (Talentum 2006). This book can be considered as a “handbook” supporting later strategy facilitation in practice.
Participants are also encouraged to think of practical challenges they have faced in their role as a strategy consultant for internationalizing Finnish companies.
Facilitator: Dr. Timo Santalainen, President, STRATNET (Geneva) and Adjunct Professor, Helsinki School of Economics will be responsible in facilitating, sparring and coaching during the workshop.
TJS/16.06.08
