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Extraordinary Extraordinary Leadership:Leadership:

Introducing Strategic Introducing Strategic Thinking to the Thinking to the OrganizationOrganization

By By Dr. Melody Jill Avery Dr. Melody Jill Avery

CazortCazortCopyright 1996-2001 © Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc.

IntroductionIntroduction

A wise man will hear, and increase A wise man will hear, and increase learning; and a man of understanding learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels. shall attain unto wise counsels.

Proverbs 1:5Proverbs 1:5

What is Strategic Thinking?What is Strategic Thinking?

Why Use Strategic Thinking?Why Use Strategic Thinking?

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Why Use Strategic Thinking?Why Use Strategic Thinking?

Do you want Do you want a home a home

builder to builder to construct construct

your house your house with or with or without without plans?plans?

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How Does Strategic Thinking How Does Strategic Thinking Work?Work?

It It collaboratescollaborates

everyone’s everyone’s ideas for ideas for optimal optimal

resultsresults..

How Does Strategic Thinking Work?How Does Strategic Thinking Work?

How Does Strategic Thinking How Does Strategic Thinking Work?Work?

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Benefits of Strategic ThinkingBenefits of Strategic Thinking

Benefits of Strategic ThinkingBenefits of Strategic Thinking

How to Introduce Strategic How to Introduce Strategic Thinking to Your Firm:Thinking to Your Firm:Problems and SolutionsProblems and Solutions

How to Introduce Strategic How to Introduce Strategic Thinking to Your Firm:Thinking to Your Firm: Problems and Solutions Problems and Solutions

How to Introduce Strategic How to Introduce Strategic Thinking to Your FirmThinking to Your Firm

Questions, Answers Questions, Answers and Discussion and Discussion

Halftime Peri Halftime Periodod

Now What Can I Do with the Now What Can I Do with the Knowledge from Thinking Knowledge from Thinking

Strategically? Share it!Strategically? Share it!

Stretch Strategic ThinkingStretch Strategic Thinkingin Your Organizationin Your Organization

Spreading Strategic Thinking Spreading Strategic Thinking Throughout the FirmThroughout the Firm

How Have Other Professionals How Have Other Professionals Developed Strategic Thinking in Developed Strategic Thinking in

Their Companies?Their Companies?

Business Trends Demonstrate a Business Trends Demonstrate a Need for Those Who Think Need for Those Who Think

StrategicallyStrategically

Enhancing & Growing Enhancing & Growing Strategic ThinkingStrategic Thinking

Developing Expertise in Developing Expertise in Strategic ThinkingStrategic Thinking

RecommendationsRecommendations

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Will the Organizational Culture and Structure Be Welcoming to Strategic

Thinking?

Final PointsFinal Points

Strategic thinking can be useful in Strategic thinking can be useful in any endeavorany endeavor that is important to that is important to

you.you.

Works CitedWorks Cited

In appreciation of the helpful references, a Handout is available acknowledging the resources for this seminar.

The EndThe End

Dr. Melody Jill Avery Cazort