Choosing the Future: The Power of Strategic Thinking
- 4h 23m
- Stuart Wells
- Taylor and Francis
- 1998
- A how-to book that advances thinking skills
- A guaranteed approach to improve the quality of strategic thinking
- Shows how to discover your own ideas and strategic direction
Strategy requires an ability to conceive the future, see and create possibilities, and focus to choose a direction. Successful strategy is a mental discipline consisting of broad ranging, flexible, and creative thinking. Choosing the Future will help you achieve this success by studying fundamentals such as effective group thinking, knowing when to delay a decision for more information, balancing contrasting modes of thought, and transforming thought into action.
About the Author
Stuart Wells is Professor of Organization and Management at San Jose State University, where he serves as Director of the Center for Global Competitiveness and as Director of the Small Business Institute. As founder of the Leading Edge Consulting Group and co-founder of Corporate Wisdom, he has worked on leadership development and strategy issues with such major corporations as Clorox, Dupont, PepsiCo, and Proctor and Gamble. He is the author of several books, including From Sage to Artisan: The Nine Roles of the Value-Driven Leader.
In this Book
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Choosing the Future—The Power of Strategic Thinking
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Preface
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Closed Mind, Open Mind
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Hey Buddy, Can You Paradigm?
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Looking for Answers in All the Wrong Places
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What’s the Sound of One Mind Thinking?
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More Than You’ll Ever Know
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The Opposing Forces of Thought
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Ultimate Alchemy—Transforming Thought into Action
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The Heart of the Matter
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In Search of Process
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Strategic Thinking Cycle
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Visualizing the Field
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The Whirling Maze of Forces
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Knowing the Players
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Solving the Puzzle—Detecting Patterns
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Creating Crystal Balls—Forming Scenarios
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Just When You Thought It Was Safe—Navigating Shock Waves
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A Minor Exploratory Interlude—Eclectic Analogies
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Making a Difference—Delivering Value
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Moving Against the Grain—Shifting Paradigms
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Doing What You Must—Selecting Critical Success Factors
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Balancing Offense and Defense
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Playing Your Best Hand
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Forming the Raison d’Être
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Following One Path
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Maneuvering Through Shifting Terrain
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Setting Goals
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Taking Action
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Some Concluding Remarks
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