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The Operational Thinking Map

vs
The Strategic Thinking Map
Tengku Mohd Khairal Abdullah
 Learning Objective
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• Students should be able to explain the reason of lacking in strategic

thinking.
• Students should be able to explain the difference between
operational thinking map and strategic thinking map.
 Why Strategic Thinking is rare ?
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• The extensive use of Operational Thinking

• The manifestation of their experience with day-to-day an
getting-things-done pressure of managing the company
• How to minimize this extensive use of Operational Thinking?
• A manager should balance his/ her allocation of mental energy
between strategic thinking and operational thinking by shifting back and
forth as appropriate for the situation
• A manager needs to know the essential components of each
(Operational as well as Strategic) as foundational knowledge
• Two additional microskills of strategic thinking: devalorization
and contraniarism, will be helpful in shifting this mental energy
towards strategic thinking.
 The Landmarks of Operation and Strategy
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• The maps indicate two distinct but complementary realities for

organizations: operations (which is real and necessary), but also strategy
• If you want to improve the operational environment, you focus on the five
P’s. If you want to craft strategy, you want to set aside the operational
thinking map an instead find and explore the landmarks on the strategic
thinking map
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