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Executive Assistant in Management
Strategic expertise, methods and tools - effective support for strategic projects
Contents
Introduction to strategic corporate management and the role of the assistant
- Strategy as a central component of entrepreneurial activity.
- Goals and challenges in strategy development - pitfalls and solutions.
- Difference between operational and strategic management.
- The role of assistants in the strategy process: contributing ideas, helping to steer the process, and helping to shape it.
Method and toolbox for strategic assistance
- Strategy pillars: Understanding vision and mission and translating them into day-to-day business.
- SWOT analysis in practice: Evaluating projects and decisions in a structured manner.
- Translate strategic intent into concrete measures.
- Stakeholder analysis: recognizing interests, strategically maintaining relationships.
Supporting and managing strategic projects
- From operational task management to strategic project co-pilot.
- Recognize and mitigate obstacles in the implementation of strategies.
- Develop measures and action plans: From broad goals to concrete to-do lists.
- KPI and OKR methodology: Translate goals into actions and manage them.
Assistance as a helmsman in the strategy process
- Communication as a success factor in strategic projects: From information to impact.
- The role in the strategy cockpit: responsibility, influence and scope.
- Show presence and raise profile in strategic projects.
- Efficiently manage the "Strategy" project: status reports, milestone updates & escalation.
Learning environment
Your benefit
In this training , you training your understanding of strategic goal setting by systematically analyzing, structuring, and developing your own project. You will work on your own projects using proven tools and methods and put the approaches you have developed directly into practice. You will gain confidence in thinking through strategic tasks independently, presenting projects clearly, and actively fulfilling your role in the strategy process. This will strengthen yourposition a competent sparring partner and position you as a valuable support for strategic initiatives at the management level.
Note:Please bring training laptop to this training , as we will be working intensively on our own projects and using digital tools to support us.
Methods
Mix of theoretical input, practical tips and applications, exchange of experiences, discussion, and individual and group work geared toward the challenges faced by participants
- Analysis and discussion of real corporate strategies
- Development of your own strategy project
- Practical application based on case studies
- Feedback and reflection sessions to consolidate what has been learned
- Conclusion: Transfer of knowledge into your own everyday work
Recommended for
Assistants and otheremployees who support their superiors in the strategy process and want to improve their strategic skills.
Start dates and details
Tuesday, 09.06.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 10.06.2026
09:00 am - 4:30 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Thursday, 03.09.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 04.09.2026
09:00 am - 4:30 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Wednesday, 10.03.2027
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 11.03.2027
09:00 am - 4:30 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
