Course structure
Module 1: Defining Strategic Thinking
1.1 What is Strategic Thinking? The difference between tactical and strategic thinking.
1.2 Why It’s Crucial for Career Success: How it affects decision-making, planning, and adaptability.
1.3 Activity: Analyze your career trajectory and identify strategic shifts you could make.
Module 2: Strategic Frameworks and Tools
2.1 SWOT Analysis: Evaluate strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
2.2 PESTLE Analysis: Explore political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences
2.3 Blue Ocean Strategy: Identify new career spaces beyond competition and discover your personal “uncontested market”
2.4 Porter’s Five Forces: Understand industry dynamics and how power structures influence your career potential
2.5 The OODA Loop (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act): Build agility and speed in decision-making
2.6 The McKinsey 7S Framework: Align strategy, structure, and skills for professional growth
2.7 Activity: Design a hybrid personal strategy using at least two frameworks to map your next career move
Module 3: Anticipating Market Shifts and Trends
3.1 Identifying and Analyzing Market Trends: Techniques for staying ahead of changes.
3.2 Foresight and Scenario Planning: Creating multiple future scenarios to guide decision-making.
3.3 Activity: Analyze industry trends and predict future developments in your field.
Module 4: Developing a Strategic Mindset
4.1 Building a Strategic Vision: Aligning your actions with long-term goals.
4.2 Thinking Ahead: How to prioritize actions and avoid getting caught in short-term thinking.
4.3 Activity: Set long-term career goals and align them with strategic thinking principles.
Module 5: Implementing Strategy in Your Career
5.1 Turning Strategy into Action: Steps to implement your career strategy.
5.2 Continuous Evaluation: Assessing progress and adjusting your strategy as needed.
5.3 Activity: Develop an actionable career strategy, focusing on long-term goals and industry shifts.
