Executive Assistant in Management

Strategic expertise, methods and tools - effective support for strategic projects

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This training is held in German.
As a C-level assistant, you support strategic projects, manage processes in the background, and ensure the implementation of important initiatives. This requires you to have a broad overview, methodological skills, and an understanding of strategic contexts. In addition, digital and AI-supported analytical skills are becoming increasingly important—for example, to use LLMs (such as ChatGPT) to create structured drafts, ideas, or evaluations that you can reflectively classify and further develop. In this training , you training specifically training your know-how with tried-and-tested tools and techniques – both analog and AI-supported – that you can use to effectively accompany projects, manage information, and actively support decision-making processes. This will strengthen your role as a reliable strategic partner on an equal footing with top management.

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 the outcome

Method and toolbox for strategic assistance

  • Strategic pillar: Understanding the vision and mission and translating them into day-to-day business
  • SWOT analysis in practice: Evaluating projects, identifying potential, and structuring risks—also with the support of AI tools
  • Translate strategic intent into concrete measures
  • Stakeholder analysis: Identifying interests, managing relationships in a targeted manner, and reflecting on them with AI-supported insights

Supporting and managing strategic projects

  • From operational task manager to strategic project co-pilot
  • Identify and mitigate obstacles to strategy implementation
  • Develop measures and action plans: From broad goals to concrete to-do lists—supported by structured AI input
  • KPI and OKR methodology: Derive and measure goals, and critically examine them with AI-based evaluations

Communication as the key to the strategy process

  • Communication as a success factor in strategic projects: From information to impact
  • Managing the "Strategy" project efficiently with AI tools: preparing and developing status reports, milestone updates, and escalations
  • Supporting change management: Guiding employees and teams through change
  • Recognizing obstacles and turning them into opportunities

Assistance as a helmsman in the strategy process

  • The role in the strategy cockpit: leveraging responsibility, influence, and scope
  • Show presence and raise your profile in strategic projects
  • The toolbox for practical use: Classic and AI-based tools and methods that work
  • From training the workplace: planning implementation in your own environment

Learning environment

In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this training course once you have registered.

Your benefit

In this training , you will sharpen your understanding of strategic projects and learn what is important when implementing strategies and how you can provide targeted support as an assistant. You will work with proven tools and methods as well as modern AI-supported applications using practical examples and apply these to your own tasks. You will deepen your knowledge of the strategy process, its phases and challenges and learn how to support and manage projects efficiently. You will expand your methodological skills in order to act as a competent and sought-after sparring partner at eye level with managers, teams and relevant interfaces.

This is how you position yourself as a valuable support in the implementation of strategic initiatives in top management.

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Methods

Mix of theoretical input, practical tips and applications, exchange of experience, discussion and individual and group work based on the challenges faced by the attendees.

  • 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 other employees who want to support their superiors in the strategy process and improve their strategy skills.

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On-site training together
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34380
€ 1.540,- plus VAT
2 days
in 4 locations
4 Events
German
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Train several employees internally
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Ratings and feedback from our participants

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training content:
4.3
Content comprehensibility:
4.1
Practical relevance:
4.1
Trainer expertise:
4.4
Participant orientation:
4.8
Method variety:
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Petra Stahl
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Trinks GmbH
I came out of the training stronger to master my upcoming tasks!
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Sarina Korzeniowski
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Omexom High Voltage GmbH
The speaker, the organization and the content were great.

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05.02.2026
Frankfurt a. M.
Booking number: 34380
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
€ 1,832.60 incl. VAT.
Venue
Novotel Frankfurt City
Novotel Frankfurt City
Lise-Meitner-Straße 2, 60486 Frankfurt a. M.
Room rate: € 106,81 plus VAT.
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Days & Times
2 days
Limited number of participants

Thursday, 05.02.2026

09:00 am - 5:00 pm

Friday, 06.02.2026

09:00 am - 4:30 pm

Fee includes
The participation fee includes
  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.
Participants will be charged directly by the hotel for their hotel accommodation. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
09.06.2026
Berlin
Booking number: 34380
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
€ 1,832.60 incl. VAT.
Venue
Mercure Hotel Berlin Tempelhof
Mercure Hotel Berlin Tempelhof
Hermannstraße 214-21, 12049 Berlin
Room rate: € 140,59 plus VAT.
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2 days
Limited number of participants

Tuesday, 09.06.2026

09:00 am - 5:00 pm

Wednesday, 10.06.2026

09:00 am - 4:30 pm

Fee includes
The participation fee includes
  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.
Participants will be charged directly by the hotel for their hotel accommodation. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
03.09.2026
Düsseldorf
Booking number: 34380
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
€ 1,832.60 incl. VAT.
Venue
Sheraton Düsseldorf Airport Hotel
Sheraton Düsseldorf Airport Hotel
Terminal Ring 4, 40474 Düsseldorf
Room rate: € 161,10 plus VAT.
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2 days
Limited number of participants

Thursday, 03.09.2026

09:00 am - 5:00 pm

Friday, 04.09.2026

09:00 am - 4:30 pm

Fee includes
The participation fee includes
  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.
Participants will be charged directly by the hotel for their hotel accommodation. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
10.03.2027
Munich
Booking number: 34380
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
€ 1,832.60 incl. VAT.
Venue
Holiday Inn Unterhaching
Holiday Inn Unterhaching
Inselkammerstraße 7-9, 82008 Munich
Room rate: $124.18 plus tax.
Arrival via Deutsche Bahn
Travel at reduced rates by booking via the learning environment.
Days & Times
2 days
Limited number of participants

Wednesday, 10.03.2027

09:00 am - 5:00 pm

Thursday, 11.03.2027

09:00 am - 4:30 pm

Fee includes
The participation fee includes
  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.
Participants will be charged directly by the hotel for their hotel accommodation. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
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Booking number: 34380
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2 days
Limited number of participants
Fee includes
The participation fee includes
  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.
Participants will be charged directly by the hotel for their hotel accommodation. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
Booking number: 34380
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
€ 1,832.60 incl. VAT.
Details
2 days
Limited number of participants
Fee includes
The participation fee includes
  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.
Participants will be charged directly by the hotel for their hotel accommodation. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
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