Strategic Thinking and Planning
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Distinguish strategic thinking from planning and operations; and use PESTLE, Five Forces and SWOT as inputs to judgement.
- Assign to
- Managers and leaders
- Duration
- 20 minutes
- Evidence
- 11-question quiz
- Your version
- Editable
What they will be able to do
- Distinguish strategic thinking from planning and operations.
- Use PESTLE, Five Forces and SWOT as inputs to judgement.
- Recognise deliberate and emergent strategy.
- Connect direction to action with OKRs.
The course
- 01Thinking versus planning
- 02Scanning the environment
- 03Deliberate and emergent
- 04Turning direction into action
The decision they practise
In “Sanjay and the MD”, a face-to-face conversation, learners practise what to say and do when the other person pushes back. The wrong options are things a well-meaning person might genuinely say, and the feedback explains why each one is tempting. Short animations show “Two weeks after sign-off” and “Two ways to respond”.
How you know they finished
The 11-question quiz mixes multiple choice, matching and sequencing questions and returns to the opening story.
Roll it out with
Relevant legislation and guidance
The course draws on these. Which ones apply depends on the organisation and the role. Finishing the course is a training record.
- Companies Act 2006
How this course is built
Interactive activity
Learners practise the decision in the course, including what to say when someone pushes back.
Edit it in the builder
On Growth and above, adapt the scenarios and wording to your own workplace, policies and reporting procedures.
A record they finished
The 11-question quiz closes the course, so you can show who completed it.
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