Reality Based Decision Making for Effective Strategy Development
Personal and Professional Development
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52m
Reality Really Matters
This session will help you learn how to answer the three most important questions for any strategy. What is your real problem? What is really causing it and what will really work to solve it?
Program DESCRIPTION
Strategies are important. They help us know what we are working on, why we are working on it and most importantly, how. The problem is, not all strategies are effective.
In order to give yourself the best chance of success, it is important to take several steps to ensure that your strategy is reality based. This session will help you learn how to answer the three most important questions for any strategy. What is your real problem? What is really causing it and what will really work to solve it?
Topics Discussed
1) 1 simple technique to ensure you focus your real problem and not a proxy problem
2) 6 critical thinking skills necessary to ensure your strategy is reality based
3) How to evaluate your alternatives scientifically
Learning Objectives:
1) Understand how to develop, influence, and execute strategies for managing organizational change
2) Be able to participate in strategic decision-making and due diligence activities
3) Knowledge of strategic planning process, design, implementation, and evaluation
4) Understand how to do a cost benefit analysis
Reviews:
“It was very thought provoking.” – J. Masek
“I was able to finish it uninterrupted! What a great program that was!! Do you have other webinars that dive a little more deeply into the content?” – L. Willey
“I did enjoy the course as it helped me get back to basics….like not working on the wrong problem, which I know many people do.” – J. Coleman
Instructor Bio:
Jennifer Hancock, author of The Humanist Approach to Happiness and founder of Humanist Learning Systems is no stranger to the world of strategy development. She has overseen the transformation of mergers and acquisitions teams for a half billion dollar company and the successful growth of statewide non-profit organization. Her secret – reality based strategy development. In this session, she will share with you techniques and tips that will help think more effectively about the problems you face.
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