Strategy Essentials™

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Create thoughtful, informed plans to shape the future

Being a strategic thinker is essential in a world where unpredictability is the norm. Leaders who can spot trends and threats before it’s too late are the ones who can shape a bright future for an organization. But only 8% of managers have the skills of a strategic leader.

Blanchard’s Strategy Essentials™ online course teaches your leaders how to gain a bird’s-eye view of the strengths and weaknesses of a team or organization. It also provides them with powerful tools to act upon what they discover. The result: Instead of watching opportunity slip away, your leaders will be creating it. 

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Strategy Essentials Skillset

Master the three traits of a strategic thinker

In this 35-minute online course, learners engage with assignments, participant materials, videos, learning activities, and knowledge checks that embed the three aspects of the Strategy Essentials mindset.

Look Outward means scanning the environment to understand the opportunities and threats facing the learner’s team and organization.

Look Inward is realistically evaluating their team’s strengths and weaknesses.

Look Beyond is envisioning a better future and predicting how trends might become opportunities. You get to imagine exciting new possibilities and then turn the vision into workplace reality.

See Further. Plan Better.

Leaders are typically skilled at addressing immediate challenges and responding to the moment’s urgent needs. That’s necessary, but it’s not enough to truly succeed over the long term. The global economy is so fluid and unpredictable that today’s leaders must be pioneers who can confidently chart a promising path forward.

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Maximize Market Opportunities

Opportunities won’t be missed; promising prospects will be recognized, planned for, and pursued with strategic action.
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Create Insightful Action Plans

Unclear thinking will fade away as situations are carefully analyzed, leading to insightful and effective strategies.
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Accomplish Critical Objectives

Success will follow as key goals are achieved through well-informed insights and decisive actions.

Inspire Peak Performance

Time-consuming tasks will be streamlined, leading to more executive-level decision-making and impactful results.

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Empower your leaders to create opportunity with Blanchard’s Strategy Essentials online course.

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