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  • The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking

  • Leading Your Organization into the Future
  • By: Michael D. Watkins
  • Narrated by: Fred Sanders
  • Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (14 ratings)

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The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking

By: Michael D. Watkins
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International bestselling author of The First 90 Days Michael D. Watkins presents an actionable new framework to help aspiring leaders learn to think strategically—a set of skills more necessary than ever in a world of constant change.

Pattern recognition. Systems perspective. Mental agility. Structured problem-solving. Visioning. Political savvy. For every good leader who has mastered of one of these disciplines is a great leader who knows and has mastered all of them.

Michael D. Watkins, an expert on leadership transitions and organizational success, returns to the page with a new how-to guide for the modern leader. Here, he presents the six disciplines that separate the great from the good. Developed over the course of his storied career, Watkins’ approach to strategic thinking—"a set of mental disciplines leaders use to recognize potential threats and opportunities, establish priorities, and mobilize themselves and their organizations to envision and enact promising paths forward”—is the model followed by some of today’s most successful first-time CEOs and new business leaders.

The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking is a comprehensive and practical guide to strategic thinking, offering a wealth of insights and tools for leaders at all levels.

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A goldmine of actionable knowledge

This book is easily a toolkit that should be in the library of every business leader as a quick reference to use and refresh critical frameworks until they become so natural. Grab it, use it, thrive.

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