Leading Strategic Change

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Leading Strategic Change

• Leading Change
• as Part of
• Strategic Planning

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Leading Strategic Change

• Begins with a SWOT Analysis.
• From the analysis, strategy development takes
  place.
• From the strategy comes problem or asset
  identification indicating a need for change.
• Using action research or appreciative inquiry,
  problems or assets are used as catalysts for
  positive change.
• Change is planned for and implemented.
• Continuous feedback and evaluation ensure that
  the change is consistent with vision, mission and
  strategy.

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Why Lead and Change Strategically?

• Competitors shift, change, or start-up rapidly.
• Sometimes it is hard to keep track of who the
  competitors are, and what industry they are in.
• Product life-cycles shorten, and keep getting
  shorter.
• From development to market, sometimes in half the
  time it took just one year ago.
• Changes in ways of managing.
• New methods empowerment, learning
  organizations, virtual teams become
  industry standards and best practices.

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Leading Change and Rock Climbing

• Failure versus Fallure
• How does this relate to Steve
  Staves recommendation about
  taking risks?
• Contingency planning
• Only the paranoid survive
• Imagination, Creativity, and (most importantly)
  Vision
• The psychology of change

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Starbucks and Strategic Leadership

• How did Starbucks transition from a product focus
  to a customer experience strategy?
• How does a focus on people support their
  strategic planning?
• What is their long-term strategy?
• How do Baher and Schultz inspire this vision?
• How has their strategy evolved recently?