Gain a Competitive Advantage with Strategic Management Training

In today's volatile and uncertain business landscape, achieving a sustainable competitive advantage requires more than traditional strategy. It requires strategic agility, creative thinking, and the ability to harness new technologies and data. Our strategy programs provide you with the essential tools to: 

  • Analyze market transformations and technology-driven shifts.

  • Develop and evaluate effective strategies that thrive in dynamic and sustainable business environments.

  • Adapt to change proactively while fostering creative problem-solving.

Develop your strategic leadership skills and future-proof your business in an era of technological disruption, sustainability imperatives, and creative renewal.

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As part of the unique multi-disciplinary Aalto University, Aalto EE has taken an ambitious approach to help organizations navigate climate change mitigation, geoeconomics, and technology changes. Our tailored, systematic approach helps you to understand each phenomenon, gain tools to analyze them and take advantage of the opportunities in these transitions. We will help you contextualize global phenomena within your specific reality, making the broad themes relevant and actionable. This downloadable PDF file will give you an overview of our systematic approach.

Overview of Leading in Triple Transition Concept

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You will find an overview of our systematic approach in this downloadable PDF file.

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Customized Competence Development Solutions

With over 50 years of experience, Aalto EE develops world-class competence development solutions that utilize Aalto University’s multidisciplinary faculty and approach.

We co-create with organizations' impactful and inspirational training solutions and help our customers to address current and future business challenges.

 

Aalto EE's customized solutions are an impressive way to renew organizations and competencies, ensure strategy implementation, and build a new competitive advantage. Together with our corporate clients, we design and implement customized training where all aspects are always organized according to the customer's needs.

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“Sitowise's management team has a very clear vision of what we want the company to look like in five years' time – and a clear strategy for how to get there.”

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Strategic Planning: Charting the Future of Your Company

Strategic planning extends beyond goal setting. It involves problem-solving, defining competitive space, and developing unique competencies. It's about navigating global competition and charting a course for sustainable success. Strategic management integrates various organizational functions, from finance and marketing to leadership and innovation. It requires both analysis and leadership across three interconnected levels to ensure coherent strategy implementation:

  1. Leadership and people
  2. Competition and strategy formulation
  3. Organizational capabilities and resources

Develop a Global Strategic Perspective and Enhance Strategic Insight for Leaders 

Our strategic management programs are designed to significantly enhance your performance in key executive roles and equip you with the essential competence and practical tools for high-level contribution in executive teams and boardrooms. You will: 

  • Gain a fresh perspective on business strategy.
  • Acquire actionable tools to develop and test strategies effectively
  • Develop your ability to lead and implement strategy with greater impact.

Our advanced management training programs are ideally suited for

  • Senior executives: Individuals in top leadership positions seeking to enhance their strategic thinking skills, strategic decision-making abilities, and global business acumen for sustained organizational success.
  • Managers in transition: Professionals moving into senior management roles who need to develop their strategic decision-making competence and direction-setting skills within their company, business unit, or division.
  • Corporate strategists: Those responsible for shaping and implementing company or business strategies, aiming to stay ahead of industry trends, enhance strategic adaptability, and drive innovation.
  • Forward-thinking leaders: Executives who want to broaden their strategic perspective, exchange insights on strategic challenges and opportunities, and connect with a diverse network of senior leaders across various industries.

Meet Our Faculty

Patrick Furu

Dr. Patrick Furu works as a Director at Aalto EE. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Management at Hult International Business School.

He has 20 years of experience in consultancy and executive education for management concerning strategies, change processes, and competence development.

He has worked with many large companies, such as Aviva, Cargotec, Ericsson, Fortum, NCC, Nokia, Nordea, Pfizer, SEB, Skanska, Telia, and UPM. Patrick has board work experience in SMEs. His past activities include top management group experience in the IT industry.

Patrick’s research has centred on strategic knowledge creation and sharing in multinational companies, the role of the board of directors in medium-sized companies, and leadership models and processes in improvising jazz bands and classical music ensembles. At Aalto EE, Patrick covers topics such as strategy creation and execution, the interface between leadership and strategy, managing complexity, agile organizational forms, digital leadership, and high-performing teams and collective competence.

Mikko Laukkanen

Mikko Laukkanen is Professor of Practice at Aalto University School of Business and Academic Director at Aalto EE where he is responsible for the academic quality of Aalto EE’s programs.

Dr. Laukkanen specializes in customer experience management, service design and service business, strategic marketing, business model innovation, and innovation management.

He has an extensive background in consulting and research projects with large international firms and is a well-liked lecturer and sought-after public speaker. He has pioneered a number of experiential teaching methods in his executive and university teaching.

Mikko Laukkanen has a Doctor of Science in Economics and Business Administration from Aalto University School of Business.

Contact Us

Maria Karsten

Business Unit Director +358 10 837 3730 maria.karsten@aaltoee.fi

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