Thinking Strategically

Strategic management is a widely studied field because it is through strategy that organizations attempt to reach their goals and out-think the competition. Thinking strategically requires research, analysis, and forethought in order to create a plan for how you will proceed as an organization.

In this textbook you’ll receive an insight into the strategic thinking and planning process. What does it take to formulate a strategy? And how does strategic thinking differ from normal thinking?!

In this textbook you’ll find out.

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Preface

1. Introduction
1.1 What is Strategic Management and Strategic Thinking?
1.2 The Six P’s of Thinking Strategically

2. Purpose
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Benefits
2.3 Relating to the Purpose of the Organization

3. Plan
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Locke and Latham’s Goal Setting Theory
3.3 S.M.A.R.T. Goals
3.4 Backward Goal-Setting

4. Ploy
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Identifying Your Competition

5. Determining Your Market Position
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Determining Your Target Market

6. Pattern
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Incorporating Strategic Plan Goals into Individual Performance Goals
6.3 Establishing Strategic Thinking as a Norm
6.4 Continually Investing in the Strategies that Have Been Successful
6.5 Being Willing to Adapt

7. Push
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Team Assessment
7.3 Twelve Conditions for a High-Performing Team
7.4 Achieving a High-Performing Team

8. References