Delivering Strategic Impact
Delivering Strategic Impact helps finance professionals evolve from insight providers to strategic influencers. In this interactive module, participants sharpen their ability to think long-term, communicate difficult messages with clarity, and guide commercial conversations that drive change. The session blends strategic thinking models, stakeholder engagement tools, and a real-time simulator to rehearse decision-making under pressure.
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- Field of Study: Management Services (2 CPE Credits) 2 CPD Hours
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It was the best training / webinar I've attended for some time, it was up to date, relevant, interesting, well put together and well delivered.

Best webinar I have been to in years and Oli delivered a very thought provoking session.

Really informative and relevant course.

Overview
What we Cover:
- Strategic thinking using the LENS model and 5 Critical Muscles
- Facilitating commercial conversations using the S.O. WHAT method
- Delivering hard truths with the BRAVE framework
- Building commercial awareness and real-time decision-making
- Presenting insights using the 5-Slide Influence Deck
The Challenges:
- Moving from reporting to influencing
- Communicating tough messages to senior stakeholders
- Turning financial insight into commercial action
- Balancing short-term pressures with long-term value creation
The Barriers:
- Tactical mindsets and reactive decision-making
- Low confidence in strategic facilitation or presentation
- Lack of commercial context in finance conversations
- Difficulty influencing cross-functional or skeptical audiences
Learning Objectives:
After completing this module, participants will be able to:
- Apply structured frameworks to think and act strategically
- Facilitate high-impact conversations that shift business thinking
- Deliver challenging insights with clarity and empathy
- Leverage commercial knowledge to influence outcomes
- Use concise, story-driven presentations to inspire decision-makers
Business Benefits:
- Improved decision-making through strategic finance input
- Greater influence and credibility for finance professionals
- Higher stakeholder engagement and trust
- Real-time commercial responsiveness
- Scalable strategic thinking across finance teams
Facilitator

Oliver Deacon
Oli is an ICAEW FCA based out of the UK and a PCC-certified coach with ICF. He is also a former Microsoft Finance Director, where he business partnered marketing, product and software engineering teams with a $4.5BN P&L.
Prerequisites: No Prerequisite knowledge is required to be successful in this course
Advanced Preparation: No advanced preparation is required
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: Group Live
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