7 Ways to Apply Strategic Thinking to Your Work and Life

 Avoid falling into “auto pilot” mode  Avoid knee-jerk reactions and quick fixes  Avoid the “emergency technician” mindset  Avoid succumbing to environmental pressures  Avoid “wingi

7 WAYS TO APPLY

YOUR WORK AND LIFE

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 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

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 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

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 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

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 Recognize threats (internal & external)

 Evaluate threats; avoid or minimize exposure

 Evaluate advantages; utilize them to their

fullest

Understand Your Environment

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 Possible positive and negative outcomes

 Describe implications

 Define worst-case scenario

 Define best-case scenario

 Review research/options; make a decision

Visualize the Future

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 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

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 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

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Applied Strategic Thinking

Workshop Formats and Details

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Applied Strategic Thinking Workshop

Available

Formats:

• 1-Day

• 2-Day

• 3-Day

Gettysburg

Experience

opposed to high-level, corporate strategy

for individuals working in any position in any organization

fluid, everyday task, not a preconceived, annual ritual

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Applied Strategic Thinking Workshop

Available

Formats:

• Virtual

• Foreign

Language

Capability

emerge at any time

of the organization deliberately, not accidentally

strategy, but not dependent upon it

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About CMOE’s AST Workshops

or web-based

opportunities, and simulations

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Why Choose CMOE?

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