Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Strategic Thinking Workshop For Everyone

By Bart Icles


The future holds a lot of opportunities and it is all up to us to convert these attractive potentials into reality. What we need to do to make the future more exciting and productive is to develop our strategic thinking skills. And indeed, in the fast-paced world we are in today, managers and individual contributors alike need to have a broader perspective and vision, as well as a wider awareness of the different trends that affect the business world. Through participating in a strategic thinking workshop, we would be able to learn and enhance our strategic thinking skills, so we can contribute more to the realization of the different opportunities that lie ahead.

It is quite common to find managers these days that are too preoccupied with the daily responsibilities that they have that they fail to put themselves in a position that can lead them to better chances of having long-term success. And this is where strategic thinking workshops fall into place. A strategic thinking workshop can be designed to help both managers and individual contributors better identify the balance between meeting the expectations of today and the possibilities that can be found in the future. Success in doing so lies in how well we are able to keep an eye on the different possibilities and issues that can affect the results of the business in the future.

Sure, there are several strategic thinking workshops out there but the sad truth is only a handful are effective in helping managers and individual contributors make the most out of what they have today so they can secure a brighter future. There are several factors that can make a strategic thinking workshop truly effective, and one of these factors is it must be a highly interactive learning experience. Learning sessions must be designed in a way that they include rich exercises so that the chances of development can be increased.

It can also help to design such a workshop that can get the whole organization involved. The workshop must not only be open to managers, but to each and every member of the organization. In this way, the entire workforce can put in as much contribution as they can to the short term and long term success of the organization.

Getting everyone involved in a strategic thinking workshop can sure bring in benefits that can prove to be quite helpful to the organization. And it is about time that we start taking steps to make this possible.




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