SECTION B SKILLS SCAN Senior Leaders Degree Apprenticeship Senior Leaders Degree Apprenticeship Learning Outcomes Module Indicative content How competent am I? Comments Follow up? 1 2 3 4 Knowledge A. Strategy (Know and understand) A1. How to shape organisational vision, culture and values Managing Organisational Resources (HRM) Strategy, Governance & Risk Strategic Human Resource Management; workforce design; employee engagement; the 'employee life cycle'; performance and reward management; diversity and inclusion; employee well-being, talent management. Vision and values in the strategic process A2. Know and understand organisational structures Managing Organisational Resources (HRM) Strategy, Governance & Risk Ethical and value-based approaches to organisational structure Organisational structure in response to business strategy and competitive positioning. A3. Know and understand business modelling Enterprise Challenge Strategy, Governance and Risk Business modelling A4. Know and understand diversity Managing Organisational Resources (HRM) Personal Values & Effectiveness Moral-ethical and organisational, economic perspectives, implications for organisational design and strategic HRM policy A5. Know and understand global perspectives Information Management Strategy, Governance & Risk Globalisation theory and the effects on information management and strategic decision making A6. Know and understand governance and accountability Strategy, Governance & Risk Stakeholder mapping theory, stakeholder engagement theory and governance and accountability frameworks A7. Know and understand the external environment, social, technological and policy implications Strategic Marketing Enterprise Challenge Strategy, Governance & Risk Environmental and trend analysis frameworks Horizon scanning, Scenario planning A8. Know and understand new market strategies, changing customer demands and trend analysis Strategic Marketing Marketing analysis frameworks, BCG framework, Ansoff, Balanced scorecard, customer trend scanning,
fosters innovation and opportunity creation Knowledge D. Finance (Know and understand) D1. Know and understand Financial strategies including scenarios, modelling and identifying trends Managing Organisational Resources (Finance) Role of accounting and financial management in commercial organisations, regulations and legal compliance; reporting of cash flows, profit and financial position; accounting conventions and the concept of profit; analysing and interpreting financial information; cost analysis and its impact on decision making; improving financial performance; financial planning, decision making and control; project appraisal, KPI/balance scorecard and capital investment analysis D2. Know and understand application of economic theory to decision-making Managing Organisational Resources (Finance) KPIs/balance scorecard cost analysis and its impact on decision making; improving financial performance; financial planning, decision making and control; project appraisal D3. Know and understand how to evaluate financial and information Managing Organisational Resources (Finance) Analysing and interpreting financial information; KPIs/balance scorecard D4. Know and understand financial governance and legal requirements Managing Organisational Resources (Finance) Regulations and legal compliance The role of accounting and financial management in commercial organisations both domestically and internationally, economic theory, financial governance, regulations and legal compliance D5. Know and understand procurement strategies Managing Organisational Resources (Operations) Supply Chain Quality, Procurement and Supply Chain Management theory Skills D. Finance (Be able to) D6. Be able to oversee financial strategies/management, results and setting organisational budgets Managing Organisational Resources (Finance) Select and apply straightforward accounting and financial management principles and techniques to aid management decisions and evaluate performance D7. Be able to challenge financial assumptions Managing Organisational Resources (Finance) Gather and present relevant information to address a specific managerial issue,
F7. Be able to build constructive working relationships across teams, using matrix management where required Leading and Influencing Change Understand and apply techniques from agile and collaborative cultures, team structures and dynamics F8. Be able to ensure workforce skills are utilised, balancing people and technical skills Managing Organisational Resources (HRM) Leading and Influencing Change Identify, develop and apply the skills of individuals and teams in a balanced manner F9. Be able to encourage continual development Leading and Influencing Change; Personal Values & Effectiveness Analyse opportunities for development of individuals and teams through change using coaching & mentoring Apply motivation theory, analyse, discuss and agree goals that motivate high performance, build confidence and trust Knowledge G. Developing Collaborative Relationships (Know and understand) G1. Know and understand large scale and influencing and negotiating strategies Leading and Influencing Change Principled negotiation theory, Harvard negotiation model, influencing styles and strategies G2. Know and understand the external political environment Strategy, Governance & Risk Frameworks for environmental analysis, current knowledge of governance, ethical and political environment affecting organisation G3. Know and understand the use of diplomacy with diverse groups of internal and external stakeholders Strategy, Governance & Risk Leading and Influencing Change Stakeholder engagement theory Negotiation and diplomacy techniques G4. Know and understand working with board and company structures Strategy, Governance & Risk Stakeholder engagement theory, multiple organisational structures and their rationale G5. Know and understand brand and reputation management Strategic Marketing Market segmentation; marketing ethics, brand value, customer loyalty theory and relationship marketing. Skills G. Developing Collaborative Relationships (Be able to) G6. Be able to manage complex relationships across multiple and diverse stakeholders Leading and Influencing Change Apply principles from agile and collaborative cultures and stakeholder engagement theory G7. Be able to build trust and rapport with the ability to positively challenge Personal Values & Effectiveness Build rapport and trust with people of diverse views, thereby enabling difficult and challenging conversations