Learn how to facilitate and lead a strategic management process at your Organization.
Are you a finance professional looking to take a more active role in shaping your organization’s strategy? This course in strategic management will guide you through every stage of the strategy development process—from defining mission, vision, and values to analyzing your organization’s position, formulating strategies, and executing them effectively.
Designed for practical application, the course includes facilitation tools and techniques to help you contribute meaningfully at every step. You’ll leave with the confidence and skills to support strategic initiatives and become a key player in your organization’s long-term success.
CPA, CA Leadership
Blair is a seven-time CFO, a director, and an educator at Executive Finance Partners - a professional development and executive coaching firm for financial professionals and executives. He also serves as a corporate director and audit committee chair of publicly listed companies: Terravest Industries and Clarke Inc. He is also the Board Treasurer of the Devour Food & Film Festival and serves on various committees of CPA Nova Scotia. Blair is the author of The Illiterate Executive: An Executive’s Handbook for Mastering Financial Acumen.
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