Strategic Thinking in Action

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>We need you to think more strategically.</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>You've heard it in performance reviews and strategy meetings. But here's what they never tell you: </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>How to think strategically</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>. Most resources (books courses) on strategic thinking concentrate on frameworks and models that are used for strategic planning. No one ever shows you or helps you to develop your strategic thinking as an integrated system. It leaves most rising executives feeling disempowered as they try to piece together fragments into something they can work with all while trying to get their jobs done. Strategic thinking isn't a collection of separate techniques. It's a complete mental architecture with five interconnected components that work together to transform how you process complexity.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Steven Haines engineered this architecture through extensive research with thousands of professionals studying how strategic thinking really works and creating a comprehensive system to show you what separates strategic leaders from tactical managers.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Five-Phase Strategic Thinking Mental Architecture offers readers 22 tools and methods for you to raise your game as a strategic thinker. These include:</strong></p><ul><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>5 Habits of strategic thinkers</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>5 Systems thinking lenses </span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>3 Mindset shifts</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>4 Techniques to identify and solve problems</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>5 Practices that contribute to your ability to create better strategies</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>While others get lost in data you'll spot patterns. While others chase symptoms you'll solve root problems. While others apply generic approaches you'll design solutions for your unique situation. This isn't theory.  Every component includes specific exercises you can use immediately with real business challenges. They want you to think more strategically. Now you have the complete mental architecture to do it.</span></p>