7 WAYS TO APPLY STRATEGIC THINKING TO YOUR WORK AND LIFE No chess pieces were injured or killed during the production of this presentation. www.CMOE.com © CMOE ®  Avoid falling into “auto pilot” mode  Avoid knee-jerk reactions and quick fixes  Avoid the “emergency technician” mindset  Avoid succumbing to environmental pressures  Avoid “winging it” Get a Grip #1 © CMOE http://www.cmoe.com/strategy-consulting.htm  Something over which you have control  Something that is linked to the big picture  Something you are energized about  Something to implement an action plan around  Something grounded in results Aim at Something Specific #2 © CMOE http://www.cmoe.com/blog/setting-your-strategic-target.htm  Everything you can from a broad range of topics and areas of interest  Everything you can from a narrowly focused topic list (your organization, discipline, etc.)  Use the knowledge you have gathered  Ask, “What does the data tell me?” Learn #3 © CMOE http://www.cmoe.com/blog/how-to-increase-your-strategic-awareness.htm  Recognize threats (internal & external)  Evaluate threats; avoid or minimize exposure  Recognize advantages (internal & external)  Evaluate advantages; utilize them to their fullest Understand Your Environment #4 © CMOE http://www.cmoe.com/blog/education-as-a-strategic-choice.htm  Possible positive and negative outcomes  Describe implications  Define worst-case scenario  Define best-case scenario  Review research/options; make a decision Visualize the Future #5 © CMOE http://www.cmoe.com/strategic-management-training.htm  What will move the target closer?  Detour around obstacles and hazards  Discover strategic opportunities  Define needed/on-hand resources  Communicate the plan with others Create a Plan #6 © CMOE http://www.cmoe.com/blog/communicating-your-strategic-vision-to-your-team.htm  Work through fears and anxieties  Take steps, not leaps  Commit to it  Control speed; be responsive/adaptive  Persist and be a team player Get After It #7 © CMOE http://www.cmoe.com/blog/executing-to-win-with-your-strategic-initiatives.htm Applied Strategic Thinking Workshop Formats and Details © CMOE http://www.cmoe.com/blog/applied-strategic-thinking.htm Applied Strategic Thinking Workshop Available Formats: • 1-Day • 2-Day • 3-Day Gettysburg Experience  Strategy at a personal or team level as opposed to high-level, corporate strategy.  Practical, straightforward, and beneficial for individuals working in any position in any organization.  Informal; applied strategic thinking is a fluid, everyday task, not a preconceived, annual ritual. © CMOE http://www.cmoe.com/blog/strategic-thinking-not-just-a-9-5- job.htm [...]...Applied Strategic Thinking Workshop  Available Formats: • •  Virtual Foreign Language Capability  Ongoing; a process that can unfold and emerge at any time Intentional; emerges from the grass roots of the organization deliberately, not accidentally Linked and aligned with “high-level” strategy, but not dependent upon it http://www.cmoe.com/blog/template-strategies-don%e2%80%99t -work. htm © CMOE... http://www.cmoe.com/blog/template-strategies-don%e2%80%99t -work. htm © CMOE About CMOE’s AST Workshops      Based on extensive and ongoing research Available in a live classroom format, as well as virtual or web-based Feature tools, hardbound books, practice opportunities, and simulations Led by an experienced CMOE facilitator Train-the-Trainer services are available http://www.cmoe.com /strategic- planning.htm © CMOE Why Choose CMOE? http://www.cmoe.com/team_members.htm... http://www.cmoe.com /strategic- planning.htm © CMOE Why Choose CMOE? http://www.cmoe.com/team_members.htm © CMOE About CMOE      We have served our clients since 1 978 We employ the world’s greatest instructional designers, facilitators, and consultants We work hard for our clients We are innovative We offer a no-risk guarantee http://www.cmoe.com/reasons_for_cmoe.htm © CMOE A Few of Our Clients http://www.cmoe.com/clients.htm . 7 WAYS TO APPLY STRATEGIC THINKING TO YOUR WORK AND LIFE No chess pieces were injured or killed during the production of this presentation. www.CMOE.com © CMOE ®  Avoid falling into. #7 © CMOE http://www.cmoe.com/blog/executing -to- win-with -your -strategic- initiatives.htm Applied Strategic Thinking Workshop Formats and Details © CMOE http://www.cmoe.com/blog/applied -strategic- thinking. htm. http://www.cmoe.com/blog/communicating -your -strategic- vision -to- your- team.htm  Work through fears and anxieties  Take steps, not leaps  Commit to it  Control speed; be responsive/adaptive  Persist and be a team