Strategic thinking goes well beyond thinking about the present—it is imagining what the future could be. Strategic thinking is the ability to think on a big and small scale, long and short term, and into the past and the present.

Participants in this course will learn about the various thinking styles and understand better how the players think on their team, allowing them to see the big picture more clearly. Applying strategic thinking comes down to building human connections and really listening and hearing what others have to say. Continually being aware of the changes in the external environment and how they can potentially affect the direction of a business or organization is a skill. Thinking of all internal and external areas of a business or organization along with the impact that decisions will have on these areas is strategy.