Do you feel like you’re constantly running out of time to design that next team workshop, only to end up dashing something together at the last minute—or worse, postponing it yet again because you don’t know where to start?
If so, you’re not alone.
Many trainers, HR professionals, and team leads carry a hidden assumption (a limiting belief) like “I don’t have enough time to design quality training” or “I’m not a training specialist, so I’ll never have polished materials.”
Let’s flip that around.
Because time doesn’t have to hold you back, with the right resources—and a shift in mindset—you can deliver high-impact strategic management skills training that lands.
And you can do it without reinventing the wheel.
1. Spot the time-limiting belief in your training work
When you hear yourself saying things like:
- “I can’t design a full strategic management workshop because I don’t have the time.”
- “I’m not experienced enough to lead strategy content, so I’ll never deliver something professional.”
Notice your self-talk when you hesitate or feel stuck.
Phrases such as “I’m not capable,” or “It’s too late for me” often signal a limiting belief.
When you believe you don’t have time or you don’t have prepared content, your goals shrink to match that belief.
You may postpone training, opt for a less effective format, or skip development altogether.
2. Change the belief: Time + Content can be your advantage
Here’s the empowering truth: You can have well-designed, professional training—even when time is short.
The key is having the right starting point.
That’s where the editable training course material from Oak Innovation comes into play:
Because:
- The materials are ready to run (slides, workbook, activities), so you don’t start from a blank page.
- Everything is fully editable: you can brand it, tweak it for your audience, and localise it.
- The topic coverage is deep: a proven five-step strategic management model, the ten schools of strategy, plus facilitation guidance.
So the belief → “I don’t have time” shifts to → “I can deliver high-quality strategic skills training because the materials are ready and customisable.”
3. Use the editable toolkit to save prep time and increase impact
Here’s how you can apply the Oak Innovation pack in your work — and reclaim those hours you’d otherwise spend designing from scratch.
Step-by-Step:
- Download the pack instantly after purchase. You’ll get the editable PowerPoint (~62 slides), participant workbook (~63 pages), facilitator guide, and all supporting resources.
- Brand it: Add your logo, adjust colours, adapt the facilitator notes so the “voice” fits your style/team. Because it’s editable, you can do this quickly rather than build it from zero.
- Personalise it: Insert one or two of your real-life case examples, industry data, or challenges your organisation is facing (this makes the training feel highly relevant rather than generic).
- Deliver it: You walk in ready. Because the material includes facilitation guidance, structured activities, and assessment/action templates, you spend less time fretting about “what next?” and more time engaging your participants.
- Reflect and iterate: After the session, capture feedback, apply tweaks for next time, and reuse the material again (they offer lifetime reuse) for future cohorts.
4. Merge the mindset shift with the practical tool
Let’s bring the two threads together: mindset + toolkit = strategic momentum.
- When you catch yourself thinking “I don’t have time”, ask: What’s the belief behind that? (“I must build everything myself”, “If it’s not perfect, I shouldn’t run it”, etc.)
- Challenge that belief: Is it absolutely true that only I can build the training from scratch? Can I find evidence that other trainers deliver intense workshops using ready-to-use material? (Yes.)
- Replace it with an empowering belief: “With the right editable toolkit, I can deliver strategic management training confidently and efficiently.”
- Use the tool (Oak Innovation pack) to prove it: Pick a date, commit to running the workshop, allocate the time you actually need (not 20 – 30 hours of course design—because you don’t need that many). Yes, I say “20-30 hours” because you told me to adjust the reference accordingly for the training course build time. Because you’re using already-developed content, your actual preparation might be 3-5 hours (brand, personalization, rehearsal), then delivery.
- Track success: Participants emerge with clarity on their vision, strategy steps, defined objectives, and action plans (this is precisely what the pack promises: understanding the five-step strategic model, the ten schools of strategy, and facilitation materials that support outcomes).
5. Why this matters – for your organisation & for your career
- For your organisation: Strategy matters. Many teams get stuck executing tactics, reacting to day-to-day fires, rather than steering proactively. This course material puts “strategy” into the hands of the team, aligning vision, resources, and performance. (From the product page: “Teach your team a proven five-step strategic-management model and ten schools of strategy.”)
- For your career: When you can deliver high-impact workshops that are efficient and effective, you elevate your role as a facilitator/trainer/leader. The “time-saver + high-quality” combination makes your offering stronger.
- For your mindset: When you move past the belief “I don’t have time” and step into “I do have the tools and structure”, you free up energy to focus on participants, design at a higher level, and build repeatable systems.
6. Next action – your 5-minute plan
- Visit the Oak Innovation page for Teach Your Team To Lead Strategically: Editable Training Course Material For Trainers
- Purchase the pack (instant download) and block 1 hour in your calendar this week: download, brand, and personalise.
- Set your workshop date for sometime within the next 4-6 weeks (even if it’s internal or a pilot).
- Draft your new belief: “I will deliver a strategic-management skill workshop within 4 weeks using ready-to-use, editable materials.”
- After delivering, reflect: What worked? What will you refine next time? You can reuse the pack again.
In short: Don’t let time — or lack of custom-content-build — hold you back.
Use the right mindset to identify and shift limiting beliefs, and then apply the appropriate tool (editable strategic management course material) to deliver results swiftly and confidently.
Your team, your organisation, and your trainer-career will thank you.
Catherine Fitzgerald is the founder of Oak Innovation. With over 30 years of experience in the training and development industry, Catherine and her team are ideally positioned to help corporate trainers, people managers, and consultants access editable training course material.
