CBAP Learning Model
Philosophy
Every business should plan for growth, and in the long run only those solutions that can grow the business profitably are truly viable. We help create an environment where a smaller investment of resources is needed in order to realize greater benefits than ever before. Our approach includes the intelligent combination of education and facilitation of proven tools and techniques. What this means is that we help owners and managers prepare their organizations strategically and then leave behind newly developed strengths to help others in the organization deploy the strategy and continuously improve its results.
Methodologies
Today, the only real competitive advantage is how adaptable your company is to meet rising customer expectations, and changes in the environment. Strategic thinking and a plan to implement the ideas will help you build such a management system.
Management through Applied Planning® is our proven, step-by-step Strategic Management system that is applied and customized to your business. Strategy is developed, deployed, and implemented as real-time projects to grow and improve the whole organization, a functional area, or strategic business unit. The MAPP system is the CBAP’s core strategic management content. You and your team will help design a management system that fits the challenges of the new business environment - adaptable and able to remain competitive whether your markets and customers are local or global.
As part of the MAPP System's implementation phase the CBAP provides you and your company with the training and support to evaluate your day-to-day operations and implement your strategic planning using state-of-the art systems management tools. The results are that you and your company stay focused on growth and even at the day-to-day operation level, there is a clear “line of sight” to creating customer value.
Interaction
Team Building - This Program is structured to include everyone in your company in the business improvement process in order to successfully implement all the new tools and techniques through either the classroom, on-site, or on-line training components. The whole company will successfully integrate the strategic planning process within the organization; acquire team building and management skills; develop leadership layers and rethink existing incentives and compensation packages.
Your Peers
This Program has been designed for owners/presidents and top-level managers, whose experience and industry expertise is essential to the bottom-line effectiveness of this program. There are no "students" in this program, only people with your same interests and needs. Opportunities to enjoy dynamic discussions and shared learning among participants from all industries are available during class sessions, at mealtimes and in-between CBAP weekends. Even after the CBAP ends, an established alumni network continues to meet during the year.
Technology
Training materials are also available on-line for use when you need them as well as a library of Inc.com and FastCompany.com management article links.
Structure
Classes meet on alternate weekends. If you cannot make a weekend because of a schedule problem, the program design allows you to make up missed sessions at your convenience with program directors. In addition to an overall three stage design -education, training, and customized implementation - another service dimension is on-site support. Throughout the CBAP, you will work with a program director who will help you implement the tools from the program into your company. The program director will help you successfully build your team to address the development of a strategic plan, a continuous improvement process, leadership development efforts and other strategies.
The classroom flexibility, on-line capability and on-site support features, guarantee successful completion for anyone no matter how busy your schedule.
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