Saturday, October 14, 2006

STRATEGIC THINKING FOR SUPERVISORS 01

Table of content
-What is strategic thinking?
-what is strategic Planning?
-Evolution in Business era.
-Strategic thingking process
-Use S.T.E.E.P.

What is Strategic Thinking?

-It is about-

Thinking(YOU,in any organization) about,assessing,viewing and creating the future for themselves and others.

Responding to day-to-day and long term prpblems,opportunities and realities.

Taking a proactive action plan and not reactive.

=Strategic thinking requires-

-to create a better future by taking a proactive action and adding value to society.

-to create a personal change regarding thinking, relating and performing.

-to imagine the results you want to achieve in the future.

-to create an ideal future by achieving results that add value.

What is strategic Planning?

-It is about-

-Defining the requirements for delivering high payouts result.

-=You need to identify how and what to get from your current realities to future ones that add value to society.

-Creating and describing a better future in measurable terms and the selection of the best means to achieve your result.

Evolution in Business Era

2000's - Business Era for evolution with radical change,

Management era-adaptive enterprise

requirements-strategic and creative thinking

1990's- Business era for Reengineering

Management era- Leader and Team

requirements-innovation

1980's-Business Era for Quality

Management era -Total Quality management

requirements-continuous improvement

Strategic Thinking Process

+Understand what it is.

-Do not confuse strategic thinking with tradition strategic planning or operational planning,which are most often based on past trends and linear thinking.

+use both sides of your brain.

-The brain is the source.

-Everyone has potential to become a strategic thinker, but our preferred thinking modes often get in our way.

+Expand your toolkit.

-Diverse thinking greatly enhances strategic outcomes.

-Different tools work for different people and styles.

-Hire/enlist people who make you uncomfortable.

+What about"What if.....?" scenario?

-use scenarios as a means to explore your options.

+Helikopter up

-Look for patterns,use your intuition and expand your peripheral vision.

+Change your mind set.

-unconventional approaches free brain and allow for new ideas and perspectives,essential to the strategic thinking process.

+Embrace the unknown.

-the unknown should be your ally, not your enemy.

-change presents a great opportunity for new thinking.

+Make your future happen.

-making your future outcomes become reality

+Make it a mental habit

-an essential element to competitive advantage and it is here to stay.

USE S.T.E.EP

*Social

*Technological

*Economic

*Ecological

*PoliticaI

**Internal Factors

-You and your team

-Division/department

-Organization.

**External Factors-

-customers.

-OEMs

-Distributors

-Suppliers

-Competitors.

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