Corporate Training · Program 4

Business Growth & Strategic Execution

Developing the skills employees need to recognize opportunities and contribute to sustainable business growth.

Program overview

What this program is for

Growth plans succeed when the people executing them understand the business and can turn priorities into results. This program builds commercial awareness and practical execution skills in the employees and managers responsible for delivering growth initiatives.

Designed for: Business development professionals, department managers and employees responsible for executing organizational growth initiatives.

Typical participants: Business development staff, department managers, project leads and employees responsible for delivering growth initiatives.

Business challenges addressed

Growth priorities that stall between planning and delivery
Employees who do not see how their work connects to results
Projects competing for the same people and time
Decisions made without reliable data

Learning outcomes

By the end of the program, participants will be able to:

Explain how the business makes money and what drives its results
Identify opportunities in customers, markets and processes
Translate goals into clear, time-bound execution plans
Collaborate across functions to deliver shared initiatives
Manage projects and priorities with simple, reliable tools
Use data to make decisions and track progress

The nine-month journey

The nine-month program

Session themes are sequenced so each month builds on the last. Between sessions, participants apply what they learned to their own work. Detailed session content is tailored after the needs review.

9 monthsof structured employee development

9 × 4 hrsinstructor-led, in-person sessions, one per month

36 hoursof classroom instruction in total

Month 1Baseline assessment and business and commercial awareness
Month 2Strategic thinking and opportunity identification
Month 3Customer and market development
Month 4Goal setting and execution planning
Month 5Cross-functional collaboration, with mid-program review
Month 6Project and priority management
Month 7Data-informed decision-making
Month 8Performance tracking
Month 9Continuous improvement, final assessment and next-step plan

Training areas

Business and commercial awareness
Strategic thinking and opportunity identification
Customer and market development
Goal setting and execution planning
Cross-functional collaboration
Project and priority management
Data-informed decision-making
Performance tracking and continuous improvement

Development focus: Improved commercial awareness, strategic execution capabilities and employee contributions to business growth.

How progress is measured

Competency scores at baseline, mid-program and completion
Execution plans applied to a live initiative chosen by the employer
Progress against milestones agreed with the employer
Employer-selected growth indicators, where appropriate

Employers receive individual development scorecards, monthly progress reports, a mid-program evaluation and a final organizational effectiveness report. Participants who complete the program receive a certificate of completion.

Program at a glance

Duration: Nine months
Sessions: One four-hour, instructor-led session per month (36 hours)
Delivery: In person, in Ontario, at your workplace or a training location we arrange
Cohort size: Recommended 8 to 20 participants
Between sessions: Workplace application activities and progress follow-ups
Assessment: Baseline, mid-program and final competency assessments
Provider: M2M Business Solutions Inc.
Investment: Itemized quotation based on program, cohort size and location