How to Make Strategic Thinking a Habit

Course details

Working hard is important—but what's really critical is making sure you're working on the right things. That's what strategic thinking enables you to do. In this course, Dorie Clark shares frameworks and strategies to help you make strategic thinking a daily habit, so that you can make the best use of your time, energy, and effort at work. Discover how to set yourself up for success by carving out time for strategic thinking and adjusting your routine to spark more strategic thoughts. Get tactics for thinking strategically about the tasks and decisions that lie ahead of you, as well as how to revisit past decisions to glean valuable insights. Learn how to change the way you approach your to-do list and examine the root cause of problems to devise better solutions. Plus, Dorie explains how to consistently ask yourself the right questions, so that you don't get off track.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Why make strategic thinking a habit

1. Setting Yourself Up for Strategic Thinking

02 - What is strategic thinking
03 - Making time for strategic thinking
04 - Finding the right place for strategic thinking
05 - Strategic thinking techniques
06 - Make small changes to spark strategic thoughts

2. Strategic Thinking Tactics

07 - Forget to-do lists
08 - How to analyze your decisions
09 - How to constantly improve your strategy
10 - Look at the root cause of problems

3. The Most Important Strategic Questions to Ask Yourself

11 - How can this be easier
12 - What can you cut out
13 - What is unlikely to change
14 - Where can you get more leverage

Conclusion

15 - Think strategically every day

How to Make Strategic Thinking a Habit

Authors

Dorie Clark