13. Managers without Strategic Thinking
Managers with Strategic Thinking
ORGANIZATIONAL
STRATEGY
COMPETITION
ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE
RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT
PROFITABILITY
HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
STYLE
PROBLEM SOLVING
14. Definitions of Strategic Thinking
Mintzberg: Strategic Thinking is a mental synthesis process creating an integrated view of the business in mind,
through creativity and intuition.
Porter: Strategic Thinking is such as the glue holding many sub-systems of organization together.
Zabriskie: Strategic Thinking is a prelude for designing the future of the organization.
Bonn: Strategic Thinking must have three characteristics:
1) A complete understanding of organization and it’s environment.
2) Creativity to provide new ideas.
3) A vision for the future of the organization.
20. Elements of Strategic Thinking Model
by
Liedtka
Strategic
Thinking
Focus on
The Goal
Systematic
Thinking
Orbital
Theory
Thinking in
Time
Opportunism
21. Strategic Thinking as Seeing
by
Mintzberg
Seeing
Behind
Seeing
Above
Seeing
Below
Seeing
Beside
Seeing
It Through
Seeing
Connections