Suzhou Win in China Program - 4th session: Strategic Management (Invitation ONLY to program candidates)

Event Details

Course: Strategic Management

Date: July 4th

Time: 13:00-17:00 pm

Venue: Oakwood Hotel, 6 Moon Bay Road Suzhou Industrial Park

Who shall attend:Win in China Program group members, non-program candidates (only manufacturing industry)

In this workshop, David Roberts ask the question "Are you ready for a digital future?"

Across the globe individuals, and organizations, are struggling with the rapid digitization of our societies.

There are great concerns about the potential impact on jobs and employment as computers and artificial intelligence seem to be replacing manual work at an ever-increasing rate. At the same time, there is huge optimism that these new technologies can be transformational and provide great opportunities for individuals and organizations.

Curiously though the new technologies do not always provide the increased productivity that they promise, and often times merely engulf workers in a stream of data of no real interest or benefit. Think of the daily battle with E-mail that many knowledge workers face for example – whilst email can keep people very busy from dawn till dusk is the E-mail work that they are doing really productive?

The session will explore some of the most interesting research about the use and mis-use of technology in and out of the workplace. Ideas that we will look at include:

1.'Shadow Work' - which is the unpaid work that fills our days and is enabled by new technologies;

2.'Technological Sleepwalking' – how and why we sleepwalk into new technologies without fully understanding their potential effects on us and our organizations.

3.'Skunk Works and the Bubble Strategy' how organizations can innovate and explore strategies with new technologies before fully committing to their use.

4.Finally, the session will shine a light on how you, and the organizations that you work for, may develop strategies to be ready for a digital future.

Agenda

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Check-in & Networking

1:30 PM - 1:35 PM

Welcoming & Opening

1:35 PM - 2:35 PM

Course Session 1 – Competitive Advantage and The link between Strategy and Technology

2:35 PM - 2:50 PM

Group Discussion

2:50 PM - 3:05 PM

Coffee Break

3:05 PM - 3:15 PM

Sharing of Discussion Ideas / Mini presentation

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Course Session 2 –Are you ready for a digital future as business strategist?

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Q & A

Speakers

David Roberts
Visiting Lecturer at Alliance Manchester Business School
David Roberts is specialising in the design and delivery of Immersive management / Business learning experiences, Business Simulation, and Management Simulations - both face to face and on-line.

David leads traditional courses and on-line courses. His practice includes supporting the development and progress of other teachers and lecturers.
He facilitates executive education workshops for SME's, Large Organisations, and Educational Institutions both in person, and on-line.
David's teaching is built upon his academic research and his proven track record in leading organisations in both the commercial and not for profit sector.
David is an experienced leader with a wide range of Director/Senior Management experience with SME's and Multi National Corporations helping them to achieve substantial growth in market share.
His Specialties: Strategy, Finance, Team Working, Business Simulation, Business Games.Executive Education, Management Education, People Development, Use of Information Systems.
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