9.1: Strategic Thinking Considerations Discussion
9.1: Strategic Thinking Considerations Discussion
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Question 1 of 6
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In which area(s) of the big picture do you need to give the most attention at the moment?
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Consider the internal and external elements listed in the big-picture diagram.
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Question 2 of 6
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Strategic thinkers consider the long-term as well as the short-term. They set strategic direction and create strategic initiatives as well as ensure excellent execution.
Vision to Execution In what areas do strategic thinkers focus? Where should you focus? Sort the elements in order starting with the most strategic to the most tactical.
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Strategies that achieve the organizational goals
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Budgets and financial plans
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Goals tied to the organizational mission and vision
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Roadmaps of initiatives and investments
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Operating plans with near term actions to be taken and resource allocations
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Guiding principles that guide decision making
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Operational procedures and policies
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Question 3 of 6
3. Question
Strategic thinking is often associated with strategic planning. The two are different, but strategic thinkers do generally engage in strategic planning.
What are typical strategic planning best practices?
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Question 4 of 6
4. Question
How well do you think strategically? (use your group average score from your SCOPE of Leadership 360 assessment if completed)
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Thinking Strategically is seeing beyond the data and that which you sense with your five senses; recognizing systems, patterns, connections, and their future implications. Understanding the broader environment, considering the best timing to take action, and foreseeing the implications of decisions.
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Question 5 of 6
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What can you do to think more strategically? In what areas do you need to give more strategic attention? In what area do you need to develop to be able to think strategically? (add any new professional development objectives to your IDP)
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Question 6 of 6
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Scenario: You have an employee who is an absolute workhorse. Dana, your Operations Manager, comes into work early in the morning, stays past most people’s quitting time, and gets a lot of work done. Yet her focus is always “in the business” meaning that she isn’t very strategic. She gives all of her attention to “getting things done” without much attention to working “on the business” and improving how things get done.
You’ve schedule a 1on1 meeting with Dana to help her allocate more of her time to thinking strategically and having a more strategic impact on the organization. Outline the conversation you plan to have with Dana:
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