Lesson 2.1: Identifying 3-5 Critical Strategic Themes (e.g., Market Expansion, Cost Leadership, Digital Transformation)

Lesson 2.2: Setting Corporate-Level OKRs (Objectives & Key Results)

Lesson 2.3: Conducting a Strategic Gap Analysis for Business Units

Lesson 2.4: Workshop: Creating a Strategy Map (Balanced Scorecard approach)

Lesson 3.1: Assessing BU-Specific Capabilities and Constraints

Lesson 3.2: Cascading Corporate OKRs into BU-Specific OKRs

Lesson 3.3: Developing a BU Strategy Statement (Scope, Advantage, Timing)

Lesson 3.4: Case Study: How a Retail Chain translated “Grow E-commerce” into a BU strategy for Stores vs. Online Division

Lesson 4.1: The Role of Functional Strategies: Support vs. Lead

Lesson 4.2: Translating BU Goals into Functional Initiatives (The “Handshake” Process)

Lesson 4.3: Functional Deep-Dives

Lesson 4.4: Avoiding Sub-Optimization: When Functional Goals conflict with BU goals

Lesson 5.1: The Strategy Alignment Matrix (Corporate > BU > Function)

Lesson 5.2: Identifying Horizontal Dependencies (How Marketing and Sales BUs rely on IT Function)

Lesson 5.3: Conducting Strategy Review Meetings (Monthly/Quarterly Business Reviews)

Lesson 5.4: Tools for Visual Alignment (Strategy Trees, Swimlane Diagrams)

Lesson 6.1: Leading vs. Lagging Indicators at each level

Lesson 6.2: Cascading KPIs: Corporate Metric > BU Metric > Functional Metric (Example: NPS > Regional Retention > Call Center Resolution Time)

Lesson 6.3: The Feedback Loop: How Functional data informs Corporate Strategy (Bottom-up translation)

Lesson 7.1: Managing Resource Constraints (Doing more with less)

Lesson 7.2: Communicating Strategy Effectively to Middle Managers (The “Translation Layer”)

Lesson 7.3: Handling Rapid Strategic Pivots (Agile Strategy Execution)

Lesson 7.4: Fixing Broken Alignment: Diagnostic checklist and remediation