From Tactical Excellence – to Strategic Leadership: What does it take?

Orla Clancy:

Strategic was partly born out of a need I identified to showcase to business leaders how communication supports the delivery of overall objectives in organizations. But are all senior communication professionals equipped to do so?

Whether in-house or agency-side, we have all heard the phrase “You need to be more strategic”, but do you know what this truly means and, as Louise Thompson said in her article in Strategic “Many communication leaders are never supported to make that shift.” 

As a former director of communication and now leading communication leadership coach, Louise has experienced this transition firsthand. This makes her the perfect facilitator for the first Strategic Mastermind Group on Leadership in Communication. 

This isn’t another course. It’s a space where experienced communicators come together to reflect on real challenges, deepen their leadership identity, and strengthen their influence at the executive table. As Louise put it, the Mastermind Group will give you “Time and space to think, discuss, explore and challenge, with peers who understand the realities of the role and with a coach who can hold up the mirror for the group, so they can reflect honestly on what’s working and what isn’t.”

This Mastermind is designed for those who want to move from tactical excellence to strategic leadership – to be seen and heard not only as communicators, but as trusted advisers and organizational leaders.

It brings together heads and directors of communication, and senior managers who aspire to be directors, for six facilitated, 90-minute sessions over three months. The focus is practical and reflective: leadership identity, executive presence, strategic counsel, and board-level communication – the capabilities that shape influence at the most senior level.

If you’d like to learn more, feel free to email me at: orla.clancy@strategic.global. 

Please note: the Leadership in Communication Mastermind Group begins on 10 February.

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Orla Clancy is founder and managing director at Strategic.