Strategy Workout, The: The 10 Tried-And-Tested Steps That Will Build Your Strategic Thinking Skills

Description

The Strategy Workout has been specially developed to be clear, simple, very easy to follow and highly effective. Our unique pre-workout test will help you identify your weak and strong points and the straightforward 10-step improvement plan will show you how you can quickly boost your skills.

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Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Assess Yourself: Building the Strategic Mindset and Skillset
• Self-Assessment Questionnaire
• Part 1: 10 Steps to Becoming a More Strategic Thinker
• Step 1 - Join the conversation: Thinking and Talking Strategy
• Step 2 - Strategy Stress Test: Getting the Fundamentals Right
• Step 3 - Sort Stuff Out: Clarifying the Real Situation
• Step 4 - Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff: Dealing with what’s Important
• Step 5 - Imagine Possibilities: Thinking like a Futurologist
• Step 6 - Know your Enemy: Assessing the Competition
• Step 7 - Focus Your Energy: Make the Right Choices
• Step 8 - Think Outside the Box: Using Innovation to Develop New Ideas
• Step 9 - Explore the Territory: Building a Strategy Map
• Step 10 - Maintain Momentum: Turning Ideas into Action
• Part 2: 10 Strategy Skills in Action
• Action 1 - Entering the Dragon's Den: Pitching your Idea
• Action 2 - Transmitting on WIFM: The World's Favourite Radio Station
• Action 3 - Creating a Burning Platform: Explaining Difficult Choices
• Action 4 - Absolutely Fabulous: Planning Strategy PR
• Action 5 - Think, Feel, Do: Getting Your Message Across
• Action 6 - Creating your Strategy ‘A Team’: Putting Together Talent
• Action 7 - Meeting the Black Swan: Thinking the Unthinkable
• Action 8 - “Resistance is Futile”: Overcoming the 5Cs
• Action 9 - Strategic Swimming: Are you like a Shark or a Whale?
• Action 10 - Strategy Stylist: Keeping up with Fashionable Gurus
• Part 3: 10 Overcoming Strategy Challenges
• Challenge 1 - Post Mortem: How to Learn When a Plan Goes Wrong
• Challenge 2 - #me: How to Develop Powerful Personal Branding
• Challenge 3 - Think Fast and Slow: How to make Difficult Choices
• Challenge 4 - Pivot: How to Change the Plan on the Move
• Challenge 5 - Look and Learn: How to Work with Consultants
• Challenge 6 - Smarter Strategy: How to Develop Double Loop Learning
• Challenge 7 - Careful!: How to Manage Organisational Risk
• Challenge 8 - Mind your Back: How to Manage Personal Risk
• Challenge 9 - Only 24hrs: How to Balance Short and Long Term Priorities
• Challenge 10 - Napkin-Based Strategy: How to Explain Your Idea Informally
• Build your Development Plan: Growing your Strategic Mindset and Skillset
• Re-assess yourself and personal development checklist
• Self-Assessment Questionnaire

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