TrueLearn alignment programs are unique, state-of-the-art learning experiences. The programs help create new insights and understanding built as much upon the participants’ prior knowledge and experience, as upon the provided course information. Here is a sampling of excercises in the “Maximizing Performance through Strategy Alignment” program. The battlefield We provide a Big Picture contextual understanding of the marketplace. Participants explore growth goals, marketplace dynamics, consumer / customer attitudes and the competitive arena. Participants come face to face with the marketplace realities, thereby creating a sense of urgency about business opportunities and challenges. Participants identify the most important success factors. The strategy uncovered Participants delve deeper into the strategic direction and its impact on the organization. Exercises focusing on both tangible and intangible aspects of the strategy, allow participants to discover how they need to behave to be successful, and what tools in place to support them. Participants learn what the strategy is – and just as importantly, what it is not. Practice, practice, practice A series of cases are used to give employees a chance to practice the behaviors in a safe environment. They experience a range of situations with a variety of differing solutions. They must apply their learning to resolve the situations in a way that is consistent with the strategic direction. From understanding to action To tie everything together, these exercises focus on the future and the achievement of the strategy. Participants experience: • What success looks like • How policies and procedures that are in place or planned will help them achieve success • How success will be measured Lastly, participants identify how their roles will support the new direction. They identify and commit to: • Actions and behaviors that are aligned with the vision • Projects and initiatives that will help them achieve success • Areas for improvement