Overview
Who Will Benefit
Content
- What is strategy and does it matter?
- The ‘how’ and ‘why’ of strategy
- Business model innovation for turbulent times
- Structured problem-solving as a key strategy tool
- Strategy frameworks and principles
- Strategy business cases
- Strategy in action.
About the presenters
Professor Allan Trench
Professor Allan Trench is a former strategy consultant with McKinsey & Company engaged in strategy assignments across multiple industry sectors, the author of 10 books and over 50 peer-reviewed journal publications. He is a past member of the Woodside strategy team and has held a number of senior positions in the mining industry, including with WMC Limited (since acquired by BHP Billiton).
Allan has over 25 years’ combined industry and academic experience and has served as a director of a number of emerging ASX-listed resources companies since 2003. Allan has held academic positions in geophysics (Oxford University) and in Mineral Economics (Curtin University). He is currently MBA Director and Professor in the Practice of Management at UWA Business School. He holds four degrees including a doctorate in geophysics (Glasgow University) and an MBA (Distinction) from Oxford University..
John Sykes
Mr John Sykes is the founder and principal of Greenfields Research. He is currently completing a multidisciplinary doctorate at UWA. John is the author of a book published in 2016 and of over 10 peer-reviewed scholarly papers. John will assist Allan in the delivery of this program.