Strategy Workout, The

Introduction
Assess Yourself: Building the Strategic Mindset and Skillset
Self-Assessment Questionnaire
Part 1: 10 Steps to Becoming a More Strategic Thinker
Step 1 - Join the conversation: Thinking and Talking Strategy
Step 2 - Strategy Stress Test: Getting the Fundamentals Right
Step 3 - Sort Stuff Out: Clarifying the Real Situation
Step 4 - Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff: Dealing with what’s Important
Step 5 - Imagine Possibilities: Thinking like a Futurologist
Step 6 - Know your Enemy: Assessing the Competition
Step 7 - Focus Your Energy: Make the Right Choices
Step 8 - Think Outside the Box: Using Innovation to Develop New Ideas
Step 9 - Explore the Territory: Building a Strategy Map
Step 10 - Maintain Momentum: Turning Ideas into Action
Part 2: 10 Strategy Skills in Action
Action 1 - Entering the Dragon's Den: Pitching your Idea
Action 2 - Transmitting on WIFM: The World's Favourite Radio Station
Action 3 - Creating a Burning Platform: Explaining Difficult Choices
Action 4 - Absolutely Fabulous: Planning Strategy PR
Action 5 - Think, Feel, Do: Getting Your Message Across
Action 6 - Creating your Strategy ‘A Team’: Putting Together Talent
Action 7 - Meeting the Black Swan: Thinking the Unthinkable
Action 8 - “Resistance is Futile”: Overcoming the 5Cs
Action 9 - Strategic Swimming: Are you like a Shark or a Whale?
Action 10 - Strategy Stylist: Keeping up with Fashionable Gurus
Part 3: 10 Overcoming Strategy Challenges
Challenge 1 - Post Mortem: How to Learn When a Plan Goes Wrong
Challenge 2 - #me: How to Develop Powerful Personal Branding
Challenge 3 - Think Fast and Slow: How to make Difficult Choices
Challenge 4 - Pivot: How to Change the Plan on the Move
Challenge 5 - Look and Learn: How to Work with Consultants
Challenge 6 - Smarter Strategy: How to Develop Double Loop Learning
Challenge 7 - Careful!: How to Manage Organisational Risk
Challenge 8 - Mind your Back: How to Manage Personal Risk
Challenge 9 - Only 24hrs: How to Balance Short and Long Term Priorities
Challenge 10 - Napkin-Based Strategy: How to Explain Your Idea Informally
Build your Development Plan: Growing your Strategic Mindset and Skillset
Re-assess yourself and personal development checklist
Self-Assessment Questionnaire