Good to Great: Building and Sustaining Long-Term Business Success

This Gulf Rowad training course will be structured as a highly participative workshop with formal presentations, case studies and interactive worked examples. Relevant examples and case studies are provided to illustrate the application of each of the topics covered and opportunities are provided to learn and apply the key principles using practical examples and exercises.

This Good to Great training course has been designed to equip you with the principles, tools and techniques to make a practical contribution to the sustainable performance of your organisation, focusing on the development, implementation and execution of winning business models.

At the end of this training course, you will learn to:

• Develop and apply strategic thinking to business planning
• Design and implement business performance management systems
• How to build and lead winning teams
• Apply practical skills for forecasting and decision-making
• Implement a strategic approach to cost management and reduction
• Identify the most significant threats to the survival of your business

This Good to Great training course will be highly relevant to the development needs of a wide-range of business professionals from both “front-line” operative functions, as well as the important support functions in modern organisations from both the private and public sector, both in commercial businesses, government and not-for-profit organisations.

This Gulf Rowad training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit: 

• Team Members in front-line operations
• Supply Chain and Logistics Specialists
• HR and Talent Management Team Members
• Planning and Finance Professionals
• Commercial and Legal Team Specialists
• Head Office Professionals

Organisational Impact

The organisation will benefit directly from the development of an up to date knowledge of the best practice of business planning and performance management, as well as the adoption of a strategic approach to business management and decision-making. Specific benefits will include:

• Raised strategic awareness and thinking
• Awareness of world-class performance management systems
• Practical skills in team building and leadership
• Application of valuable skills in forecasting and decision-making
• Raised awareness of the common risks and threats to business survival

Personal Impact

Delegates will acquire the tools, techniques and skills to actively participate in a business performance management system that takes an organisation from strategy development through to implementation, execution and control. Participants will develop a set of highly relevant take-away benefits that will aid the company and their own career development. Specific benefits will include:

• Ability to use tools for strategic analysis and strategy formulation
• Practical knowledge of business performance management frameworks
• Ability to build and lead winning work teams
• Hands-on use of tools for forecasting and decision-making
• Latest thinking on business model disruption and avoidance methods