7 WAYS TO APPLY

STRATEGIC THINKING TO

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 #2

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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 #3

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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

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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 #5

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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 #6

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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 #7

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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

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.

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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.

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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.

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Why Choose CMOE?

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About CMOE

We have served our clients since 1978.

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.

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