Strategic Thinking Strategic Alignment
The thinking, the outlook, the ideas, the
information gathering, the analysis that
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into developing a strategic plan.
Strategic
he process Itofincludes
definingcritical and creative thinking,
the key
and a problem solving approach to
directional elements of an
looking into developing strategies.
organization. It is the general
map that allows the entire
organization to maintain the
ight path. It is the product of
Strategic Thinking.
Strategic Drift
This is when the strategy of a business is
no longer relevant or suitable to the
challenges, opportunities and threats of
the external environment it is facing. This
happens gradually as a consequence of
changes in the external environment
over time, and when the organization
Ability to align your organization’s
actions with its strategy; to match
actions with plans, is the pertinent
link between your strategy and its
achievement. All the actions and
objectives in an organization must
connect to that primary plan – the
overall strategy.
Strategic Objectives
What tells you what is most important to
achieve. Your strategic objectives are the
links to your performance measures and
initiatives. Three levels of objectives:
Strategic Goals (where the organization
Emergent Strategy wants to be in the future), Tactical
An unplanned strategy that Objectives (the results major divisions
arises in response to unexpectedand departments intend to achieve), and
opportunities and challenges. Operational Objectives (the specific
Unplanned strategies that results expected from units, workgroups,
develop in response to changing teams and individuals).