Developing Strategic and Business Thinking Skills in High Potential Managers

In today’s rapidly changing business environment it’s critical that organizations have a well thought out business growth strategy. Moreover, leaders throughout the organization should be able to think strategically so they can participate in the strategy planning process and align their unit’s strategy with the overall business strategy. In most organizations, however, there is no formal or systematic process to help managers develop this skill as they come up through the ranks.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the critical roles strategic thinking plays as you move up the ladder and assume more responsibilities.

  • Develop a process that

    • › Actively taps the knowledge of people across the enterprise for developing innovative business strategies.

    › Informs people throughout the organization of the strategic direction, the key to gaining commitment for successful execution.

  • Combine strategic thinking and innovative perspectives to solve business problems.

    • Understand the different but complementary roles for strategy development at the corporate, business unit, and functional levels.

  • Begin to apply the newly learned skills for addressing actual strategic challenges being faced by the organization.


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