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Strategic Thinking For Next-Gen Leaders

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Study Type
Online
Duration
8
Language
English
HRDF
Claimable

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WHO SHOULD ATTEND

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

  1. Apply the 3K Strategic Thinking Model to analyze customer megatrends, competitor shifts, and internal capabilities for informed business positioning.
  2. Decode complex business problems using the ABC Action Plan to identify root causes and generate aligned, high-impact solutions.
  3. Utilize the Weighted Decision-Making Model to compare strategic alternatives and make decisions that balance speed, logic, and impact.
  4. Strengthen strategic leadership capabilities by integrating scenario-based tools, business case learnings, and cross-functional perspectives into everyday execution.

PROGRAM OUTLINE

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: DAILY SCHEDULE

Content

Activities

Strategic Thinking Using the 3K Model: Part 1 - Setting the Strategic Lens

  • Redefining "When to Re-Strategize?"
  • Understanding how strategic thinking differs from day-to-day problem solving and business transformation. 
  • Exploring the purpose of strategic thinking in decision-making and alignment.
  • Icebreaking Activity
  • Simulation: The Strategy Behind the Pieces

Strategic Thinking Using the 3K Model: Part 2 - Deep Dive into Customer Megatrends 

  • Decode post-pandemic shifts in customer expectations (speed, personalization, digital experience).
  • Understand how megatrends like sustainability, AI, and experiential retail impact buying behavior.
  • Use the 3K lens to assess gaps between current offerings and evolving expectations.
  • Retail Case Study

 

Strategic Thinking Using the 3K Model: Part 3 - Inimitability Audit & Synthesis

  • Examine how successful retailers used customer insight and internal focus to reposition and scale.
  • Using the full 3K Model to uncover strategic gaps and realignment opportunities.
  • Connecting insights to realistic, actionable strategy planning.
 
  • Retail Case Study
  • Group Discussion: Retailers 3K Landscape

Lunch Break

Reframing Problems for Strategic Impact

  • Challenging default assumptions and shifting how strategic issues are framed.
  • Introduction to the ABC Framework 
  • Tools for converting problems into measurable, aligned actions.
  • Simulation Game: Who’s Got the REAL Problem?
  • Case Mapping & Strategic Dissection
  • Application Task: Drafting the ABC Action Plan

Weighted Decision-Making Model: Making Quick and Efficient Choices

  • Setting selection criteria, assigning impact weights, and ranking strategic alternatives.
  • Using structured comparison to avoid bias and enable high-impact decisions.
  • From clarity to execution: turning decisions into momentum.
 
  • Hands-on Exercise: Apply the weighted matrix to a work decision.
  • Reflection: “How will I decide differently after today?”