Purpose is essential in any organization, so a GR8 Leader will Start with Strategic Thinking. GR8 Leaders know the 5 competencies needed to help you think strategically – Think Systemically, Ask “What if?”, Analyze and Synthesize, Focus and Prioritize and Adapt. Each of those will help you develop your purpose and strategy.
Create Your Purpose sets the direction the leader takes, because leading is about the organization not the leader. The Compass tool focuses your attention first on Purpose before it considers anything else. In addition to the Purpose, you identify Core Values, your Brand Promise, and clarify Leader Behaviors.
Create Your Strategy and Goals by answering 11 strategy questions, determining Operational Priorities, and setting clear Goals. In Course One you learn how to set goals with THP, but now you make certain your goals fit the broader Purpose of the organization. Your Goals help the organization measure progress toward the Purpose.
Make It Personal - The Values & Vision exercise helps you identify personal values, understand consequences when values are ignored, and create ways to monitor if the values are being exhibited.
| Module 1 | Start With Strategic Thinking | |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | 020100 – Remember Entropy and Inertia | |
| Unit 2 | 020200 – Strategic Thinking | |
| Unit 3 | 020300 – Strategic Thinkers | |
| Unit 4 | 020400 – Strategic Thinking and Planning | |
| Unit 5 | 020500 – Systems Perspective – The 5 Cs | |
| Unit 6 | 020600 – Customer Satisfaction | |
| Unit 7 | 020700 – Kano Model | |
| Unit 8 | 020800 – Customer Needs and Gets | |
| Unit 9 | 020900 – Company | |
| Unit 10 | 021000 – Competitors | |
| Unit 11 | 021100 – Co-workers | |
| Unit 12 | 021200 – Culture | |
| Unit 13 | 021300 – Identify Relationships, Patterns and Trends | |
| Unit 14 | 021400 – Challenge Approaches, Beliefs, Assumptions | |
| Unit 15 | 021500 – Strengthen Your Creative Capacity | |
| Unit 16 | 021600 – Analyze and Synthesize | |
| Unit 17 | 021700 – Focus and Prioritize | |
| Unit 18 | 021800 – Adapt | |
| Module 2 | Create Your Purpose | |
| Unit 1 | 021900 – Compass Examples | |
| Unit 2 | 022000 – Purpose Gives Life to Strategy | |
| Unit 3 | 022100 – Getting Purpose Into the Organization | |
| Unit 4 | 022200 – Make It Relevant | |
| Unit 5 | 022300 – Purpose Attributes | |
| Unit 6 | 022301 – Make It Memorable | |
| Unit 7 | 022400 – Borrow From Real Slogans | |
| Unit 8 | 022401 – Make It Motivating | |
| Unit 9 | 022500 – Examples of Purpose Slogans | |
| Unit 10 | 022600 – Look for the Right Emotion | |
| Unit 11 | 022700 – Core Values | |
| Unit 12 | 022800 – Brand Promise | |
| Unit 13 | 022900 – Leader Behavior | |
| Module 3 | Create Your Strategy and Goals | |
| Unit 1 | 023000 – What Is Strategy; 11 Strategy Questions | |
| Unit 2 | 023100 – Customer In Thinking | |
| Unit 3 | 023200 – Deming: Quality and Leadership | |
| Unit 4 | 023300 – Operational Priorities | |
| Unit 5 | 023400 – THP Review | |
| Unit 6 | 023500 – Use SMART | |
| Unit 7 | 023600 – SMART Details | |
| Unit 8 | 023700 – Objectives and Direct Report Options | |
| Unit 9 | 023800 – Exercise: SMART Objectives | |
| Unit 10 | 023900 – Make These Better | |
| Module 4 | Make It Personal - Values and Vision Exercise | |
| Unit 1 | 024000 – Values and Vision Exercise (MS Word Document) | |
| Unit 2 | My SWOT Exercise (MS Word Document) |