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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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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