Moving from an Operational Manager to a Strategic Leader

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Instructor
Alistair Starling
March 18, 2026 (Wednesday)
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT
Duration: 60 Minutes
Webinar Id: 70218
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Overview:

Using a pragmatic, non‑academic approach, this session explores what 'strategic' really means in practice. Participants will learn how to re‑balance their time, frame issues for senior stakeholders, and connect operational decisions to wider organisational priorities and risks.

Why you should Attend:

If you stay stuck in daily firefighting, senior leadership may never see you as truly 'strategic'. This webinar shows you how to lift your horizon, re‑shape your role and demonstrate strategic impact in ways decision‑makers recognise.

Areas Covered in the Session:

  • Operational vs strategic: what changes - and what does not
  • Re‑balancing your time: from doing, to leading and influencing
  • Reading the organisational landscape and power map
  • Translating data and operations into strategic narratives
  • Communicating with senior leaders in their language
  • Building a 90‑day roadmap for your own role shift

Who Will Benefit:

  • Managers
  • Team Leaders
  • HR Professionals
  • Directors
  • Project Managers
  • Administrative Leaders
  • Emerging Leaders (As Appropriate to Topic)

Speaker Profile

Alistair Starling is a former UK Diplomat and Co-founder of the Cambridge Global Knowledge Nexus, a knowledge enterprise spin-out linked to Cambridge. He combines diplomatic, commercial and AI advisory experience to help organisations navigate complex, knowledge-intensive environments.