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Managing with a Strategic Focus

This course will explore the reasons why management should assess and utilize a strategic focus.

This course will explore the reasons why management should assess and utilize a strategic focus. You will learn why management needs to incorporate your company’s vision and strategic plan in many of your day-to-day decisions. You will better understand why management must make decisions that affect both the short-term and long-term goals for the company.

By the end of this course, you will be able to identify and explain the relationship between your company’s focus, goals, and mission. Also, you will be able to understand the concepts of taking the element of strategic focus and transitioning it from focus to practice by motivating and challenging employees to achieve the goals of the organization.

Learning Objectives

  • Learn what strategic focus involves
  • Know how strategic focus benefits managers and helps companies meet their goals
  • Learn Mintzberg’s five Ps of strategy
  • Understand why clarity and simplicity are important when communicating the goals and vision of the company

Author: William Smith

Duration: 42m · 15 lessons
Level: Intermediate
Language: English

Skills you’ll gain

Strategic PlanningStrategic ThinkingDynamic Management ViewsStrategic AnalysisStrategic ManagementStrategic Management Professional

What You'll Learn

  • Define what strategic focus involves and what makes it 'strategic'
  • Explain how strategic focus benefits managers and helps companies meet their goals
  • Apply Mintzberg's five Ps of strategy
  • Articulate your vision and set strategic focus areas linked to that vision
  • Communicate strategic goals to employees with clarity and minimal complexity
  • Motivate and challenge employees while prioritizing, reassessing, and shifting focus

Key Takeaways

  • Management should assess and utilize a strategic focus, incorporating the company's vision and strategic plan into many day-to-day decisions.
  • Decisions made by management must account for both the short-term and long-term goals of the company.
  • There is a defined relationship between a company's focus, goals, and mission that managers should be able to identify and explain.
  • Strategic focus must be transitioned from focus to practice by motivating and challenging employees to achieve the organization's goals.
  • Clarity and simplicity are important when communicating the goals and vision of the company.

Frequently Asked Questions

What will I learn in this course?

You will learn what strategic focus involves, how it benefits managers and helps companies meet their goals, Mintzberg's five Ps of strategy, and why clarity and simplicity matter when communicating the company's goals and vision.

Who is this course for?

This course is aimed at management, as it explores why management should assess and utilize a strategic focus and incorporate the company's vision and strategic plan into day-to-day decisions.

How does this course connect strategy to daily work?

It covers transitioning the element of strategic focus from focus to practice, including setting strategic goals linked to vision, prioritizing focused goals and work, and motivating and challenging employees to achieve the organization's goals.

What skills does this course help build?

It supports skills in strategic planning, strategic thinking, dynamic management views, strategic analysis, and strategic management.

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Welcome to KnowledgeCity's course on Managing With a Strategic Focus. In this course, we'll explore the concepts of managing with a strategic focus and learn why this focus is incorporated into a company's vision and strategic plan in many of its day to day decisions. This course will help you better understand why as a manager, you are recommended to make decisions that take your company's short and long-term plans into account. By the end of this course, you'll be able to identify and explain the relationship between focus, goals, and your company's mission. You'll also be able to understand the concepts of taking the element of strategic focus and transitioning it into practice. Let's get started.

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