Overview

6-8 May 2023

This three-day course has been designed to introduce a variety of perspectives on strategic leadership, organization transformation and knowledge management (KM) in the public and private sectors. The course aims to enable leaders and decision makers to introduce fit-for-purpose leadership styles and KM approaches to their organization's effective transformation.

The course will be facilitated two of the world-renowned experts in knowledge and technology management, Allam Ahmed and Mohamed Elhag (Founders of SMART KM MODEL: An Integrated Knowledge Management Framework for Organizational Excellence) based in the United Kingdom. Allam and Mohamed led the implementation of the first of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Knowledge Management Framework (KMF) Musharaka which focuses on empowering employees, enabling them to improve the quality and efficiency of services provided to residents.

During the course, participants will learn about the ‘Smart KM Model’ which offers insight into KM processes, the challenges in introducing effective KM regime, and offers the ‘Smart KM Model’ as a tool to overcome challenges. SMART KM model aimed at managers of corporations and government policy makers providing an effective tool to help ensure KM becomes part of organizational culture. Drawing on the experts’ own research and synthesizing the work of others in the KM area, the model will help to facilitate the process of managing knowledge within organizations including the creation, acquisition, transfer and use of knowledge, both within and between organizations.

At the end of the course attendees should be able to acquire a comprehensive knowledge and practical experience about KM and leadership styles and approaches in alignment with the local needs and capabilities. Moreover, after competition of the course, attendees to write a report, supported by the tutor, of what they have learnt and what is particularly relevant to their employers. A focus to be one aspect of the course which has implications for the way they will improve their professional practice when they return to their employers. This will help reassure the employers of the benefits of the programme and help consolidate the understanding of the manager.

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To register/enquire about this course and all our various comprehensive list of courses and workshops, please contact us (admin@wasd.org.uk) and if you have any question and/or if you would like to request a training workshop/program not listed in our portfolio please contact our training coordinator Janet Snow at: janet.snow@wasd.org.uk.

Registration and Fees

Included in the course fee, the following learning materials will be provided:

Admission to all sessions including all coffee/tea breaks and lunches.
All overhead slides.
Case studies (print and video).
Copy of the workshop main textbooks, SMART KM MODEL (ISBN: 978-1-907106-60-6) and From Oil to Knowledge (ISBN: 9781783533572).
Certificate of attendance from Queen Mary University of London and WASD.

What will you learn

KM subjects covered within the course include: an introduction to KM; initiating KM projects in your organization; KM technologies and systems.
Understand what KM Framework is: the behaviours, standards and solutions that allow you to share and use information to support your sector, division and personal goals.
Provide examples of relevant knowledge items and the documents you will need to populate the new KM system and to share across your organization.
Understand the role and responsibilities of the KM Office as part of a hub and spoke model to ensure consistency in standards and approach as well as the role of Knowledge Champions in the establishment of the KM culture within your organization.
Acquire a comprehensive knowledge and practical experience about KM and leadership styles and approaches in alignment with the local needs and capabilities.
After competition of the course, attendees to write a report, supported by the tutor, of what they have learnt and what is particularly relevant to their employers. A focus to be one aspect of the course which has implications for the way they will improve their professional practice when they return to their employers. This will help reassure the employers of the benefits of the programme and help consolidate the understanding of the manager.

Program Structure

For each session there is an activity or set of activities. These are designed to help you engage with the introduction to the theories explored within the workshop.
Your tutor will be on hand to guide you through the course and will expect you to bring to bear personal experience and reflection on the topics covered.
Group work will be required for participants to engage in the workshop. Such activity allows participants to embed the new.
knowledge within their experience through active discussion and challenge.

DAY ONE

Arrival refreshment and registration
General introduction to strategy and strategic management
Strategic alignment and transformation enablers
Strategy formation and performance management
Introduction to change management
Discussion and reflection

DAY TWO

Arrival Refreshment and reflection on day one
General introduction to knowledge management
Understanding KM within organizations
Managing people, information and processes
Discussion and reflection

DAY THREE

Arrival Refreshment and reflection on day two
Evaluate the benefits of carefully thought through KM strategies
SMART KM Framework
Establishment of KM Community of Practice (CoP) in your organization
KM readiness assessment exercise for your organization
Discussion and reflection – Next steps

Target Participants

The course covers materials for all levels from supervisory through to senior level.
Managers and directors responsible for transformation, project, programme, knowledge, innovation or change management.
Experienced managers who have significant futures-oriented management responsibilities, and who are interested in reflecting on their own experience and discovering new ideas.
Sector managers responsible for leading change and transformation efforts.
Academics including researchers and students who are interested in KM and in being part of an engaging educational experience that explore the challenges and opportunities that face organizations.

Benefits for Employers

This integrative course aims to develop a deeper understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects to KM, and to develop the essential skills and competencies necessary to plan, monitor and control different tasks and events.
Identify key enablers and organization ecosystem that’s support effective KM.
Develop an understanding of the different approaches to leadership and management.
This course will also complement the different management skills already developed through earlier business and management courses.
Addresses the practical challenges that managers face as they seek to build, upgrade and exploit knowledge assets within their organizations
Explore the different perspectives on KM
Debate the importance and value of managing knowledge within your organization
Align KM thinking with broader, more traditional strategic approaches
Using participants’ own organizations as cases, participants will explore how and when they can establish KM initiatives in their organizations and who will be involved?
Identify and examine the objectives, advantages, drawbacks, models, stages and requirements of KM framework
Understand how the new KM system will allow you to capture and store knowledge through various mechanisms
In addition, participants will have insight into: critical analysis; interactive and team working; creativity; and problem solving.

Strategic Leadership, Organization Transformation and Knowledge Management

Overview

Related Sustainable Development Goals

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Registration and Fees

What will you learn

Program Structure

Target Participants

Benefits for Employers

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