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Strategic Thinking Exercise – A SWOT Analysis to Push Thinking

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Yesterday’s post on using a new type of SWOT analysis to stimulate bolder strategic conversations in strategy meetings garnered quite a bit of attention. It received enough attention that we decided to share an additional strategic thinking exercise that puts a twist on the typical SWOT analysis.

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Strategic Thinking Exercise – Use a New SWOT Nobody Expects

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Here is a way you can turn a typical strategic thinking exercise into something new and fun that both adds variety to your strategy meeting AND could trigger some new ideas to get our strategy out of a rut! You have no doubt heard of a SWOT analysis. Are you up for changing that?

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5 Ideas for Simplified Strategic Planning this Year

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If you’re stumped, here five ideas we’d suggest where you can save some time, effort, and hassle in strategic planning: Start preparing your strategic foundation and situation analysis updates by asking, “What things still apply and are relevant for next year?” Actively engage stakeholders in strategy AND implementation success.

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113 Ideas for Strategic Planning Process Improvement

BrainZooming

4 Ways to Make a Strategic Planning Process Productive. 10 Signs of a Strategy Planning Meeting Nightmare. 11 Boring Details for Making Strategy Planning Fun. 1 SWOT Analysis Example from the Safe. 9 Strategic Thinking Questions – Helping Teams Execute Strategy. 113 Ideas for Strategic Planning Process Improvement.

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When Is the Right Time for Brainstorming in Strategic Planning?

BrainZooming

If the gaps pertain to unknown facts and information, brainstorming won’t be productive. That’s when it’s time to direct your energy toward fact gathering, analysis, and generating insights. Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business.

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Internal Branding Strategy – 3 Ways to Be Smarter than United Airlines

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With United, a Wall Street Journal Story reports the company cultivates a “rules-based culture where its 85,000 employees are reluctant to make choices not in the ‘book.’”. In short they need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. Actively engage more employees in strategy AND implementation success.

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The 21 Best Business Strategy Blogs

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Knowledge at Wharton Knowledge at Wharton is an online business analysis journal run by the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Business Strategy Hub Business Strategy Hub is a site dedicated to competitive, organizational, and product strategy articles.