Successful Strategy Execution

Energise your organisation to turn strategy into action, impact and results

Upcoming editionStarts 3 June 2026
Fee€3,995 (excl. 21% VAT)
LocationGhent
Format3 days
Upcoming editionStarts 3 June 2026
Fee€3,995 (excl. 21% VAT)
LocationGhent
Format3 days

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former participants

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for Learning Impact

Developing a winning strategy is only half the battle – you’ve also got to execute it.

What’s involved in creating a solid strategy for your business? How do you get buy-in from key stakeholders? And how do you translate your strategy into concrete actions which drive your organisation forward?

In this insights-packed, three-day programme, you’ll live and learn what it takes to develop a great strategy – and discover how to take the leap into executing it successfully in your organisation.

Detailed programme

This three-day, face-to-face programme gives you the knowledge to confidently execute strategy. It is driven by the Strategy in Action Platform, which empowers strategy leaders to access research, collaborate, and craft transformative strategies.

Module 1: Create a winning business strategy

  • Learn how to turn your mission and vision into an actionable strategy
  • Discover how to make a winning strategy that is focused and differentiated

Module 2: The strategy implementation engine

  • Explore the key lever of a succesful implementation engine - and learn how to build one
  • Identify your company’s operating model and how to align it with strategy implementation actions
  • Learn how companies implement strategy in practice – and understand the effect of your organisation’s maturity

Module 3: From implementation to strategy mapping

  • Know what strategic goals should be in your strategy map – and how to align them with your implementation objectives
  • Learn how to develop appropiate KPIs
  • Discover how to communicate your strategy to stakeholders

Module 4: How to get everybody on board in the strategy journey - the importance of change

  • Discover how to get everyone on board and energised with your strategy implementation journey
  • Understand the importance of both the rational and emotional side of change
  • Find out about the 6 Batteries of Change model – and how this can help companies assess and enhance their change readiness

Why this programme

  • Know how to define and explain your strategy to your company’s stakeholders
  • Identify what needs to change across your organisation to successfully implement strategy
  • Create an environment where employees think and act strategically
  • Measure your organisation’s ability to implement strategy
  • Assess the strengths and weaknesses of your strategy implementation efforts
  • Determine the measures your organisation needs to take to improve performance levels
  • Discover cutting-edge insights through the Strategy in Action Platform - a collaboration of top leaders - and craft transformative strategies for success.

Who should attend

  • Business unit managers, general managers and directors from both profit and non-profit organisations
  • Experienced decision-makers who are responsible for shaping and implementing their organisation’s strategy
  • Professionals who are responsible for implementing strategy

Fees and financing

Boost your impact – and your budget
Did you know you may be eligible for:

  • Group discount: Register three participants from the same company at the same time and get 15% off
  • KMO-portefeuille: Flemish SMEs can apply for funding to cover training costs
  • Alumni discount: Vlerick alumni receive 10% off as a thank you for their loyalty to the Vlerick Business School

Check all our benefits and make the most of your investment.

Success stories

Successful Strategy Execution provided practical use cases and theoretical frameworks that enriched my toolkit. It was an extremely positive experience, and I highly recommend it to professionals involved in business strategy implementation.

Faculty

Carine Peeters

Carine Peeters

Professor of Strategy

Carine Peeters is a firm believer in boosting company performance through people.

Kurt Verweire

Kurt Verweire

Professor of Strategy

Kurt Verweire is a specialist in helping companies to develop and implement winning business strategies. 

Kristof Stouthuysen

Kristof Stouthuysen

Professor of Management Accounting and AI-driven Finance

Kristof Stouthuysen drives sustainable value creation with management accountancy – and leverages technology to make better financial decisions.

Get in touch!

Brett Hamilton

Brett Hamilton

Senior Researcher