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Developing Strategic Thinking in SAMs

Whetstone

The Importance of Developing Strategic Thinking in Strategic Account Managers In our fast-paced business environment, Strategic Account Managers (SAMs) face a myriad of challenges that require them to go beyond routine selling and service tasks. SAM teams end up in a vicious cycle from which there seems to be no escape.

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Strategic Thinking Games

Flevy

Organizational leadership can draw on 3 Strategic Thinking Games to master Business Strategy and apply in varied scenarios and organizational structures. The Strategic Thinking Games provide Decision Making models for senior executives to choose from and use as per the situation. Organization Learning.

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4 Ways to Sharpen Your Strategic-Thinking Skills

CMOE

In a recent survey, 97% of 10,000 senior leaders surveyed said that being strategic was the leadership behavior most important to their organization’s success—but another study indicated that fully 96% of leaders say they lack the time for strategic thinking.*. Manage your Time and Mind. Harvard Business Review. Dorie Clark.

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Strategic Thinking

Credo

Strategic thinking is at the heart of the “Surviving to Thriving” (Soliday & Mann, 2014) chapter on Planning and Innovation. John Bryson (2011), foremost expert on strategic planning for nonprofits, writes, “What matters most is strategic thinking, acting, and learning in a deliberative context.

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Be more strategic: Top-down or bottom-up, marketing and sales integration and property marketing

Red Star Kim

In early December we welcomed 15 delegates to a PM Forum “Be more strategic” workshop. The workshop covered strategic thinking, business strategy and marketing and business development (MBD) strategy. The delegate aims, views and key takeaways are shown below. We looked at case studies from professional services firms.

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How a Lean Transformation and Framework Facilitate Innovative Business Strategies

Kainexus

Lean principles foster a culture of innovation and strategic thinking within organizations. In today's dynamic business environment, the Lean method is prized for its adaptability across various industries, from manufacturing to services, and its ability to ensure that businesses remain competitive and responsive to market changes.

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Be more strategic – A metaphor: Analyse, join and align the dots

Red Star Kim

Find time to conduct analysis and think Block regular time (e.g.