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Cecilia Lynch: February 10, 2020 at 11:24 PM
Interest in thinking is trending. I have read multiple articles promoting design thinking and the value of systems thinking. We are also seeing strategic thinking skills identified as desired competencies in job postings more than ever. So it is...
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Cecilia Lynch: January 29, 2020 at 7:38 PM
“What are the greatest challenges you face?” This was the question I posed to stimulate a brainstorming exercise during a recent Strategic Thinking...
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Cecilia Lynch: December 2, 2019 at 11:30 AM
As the fiscal year ends, the planning teams wrap up the annual planning and distribute next year’s budgets. Ideally, this would be a time of...
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Cecilia Lynch: November 14, 2019 at 3:48 PM
“It just sucks. Every year we try to make improvements, and it gets better, but it still sucks.” This is a sentiment expressed by the CEO of a...
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Cecilia Lynch: September 9, 2019 at 5:07 PM
A constant in strategic management is responding quickly to perceived threats or potential opportunities. More than ever, the speed of...
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Cecilia Lynch: July 23, 2019 at 4:21 PM
A slower pace, time to reconnect with friends and family, spending more time out of doors, or finally setting off on a trip months in the planning;...
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Cecilia Lynch: June 12, 2019 at 11:49 AM
Leading a project, team, or company can feel all-consuming. There is so much time and attention taken by planning and managing that the equally...
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Cecilia Lynch: June 5, 2019 at 2:19 PM
A measure of an organization's strategic thinking capability is how well its leadership team balances responding to market conditions with staying...
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Cecilia Lynch: May 29, 2019 at 10:07 AM
While it is true that one of the benefits of investing the time to define a clear strategic direction is that it helps in decision-making, it is also...
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Cecilia Lynch: May 22, 2019 at 10:07 AM
Gaining a different perspective is enlightening. Embracing new influences can be transformational. However, integrating theseon success are ideal...
