Strategic Thinking /by David A. Fraser.
- [Place of publication not identified], Development Associates International, (c)2013.
- 311 pages ; 25.5 cm.
Columbia International University Alumni Author.
Unit 1: Seeking Success in a Changing World: The Importance of Strategy -- Unit 2: Identity: Calling and Commitments -- Unit 3: Seeing Visions and Dreaming Dreams -- Unit 4: Help! Everything is Changing: Situational Assessment -- Unit 5: Keys to Unlock the Door to Organizational Effectiveness: Strategic Issues -- Unit 6: How in the World are we going to get from here to there: Strategy Frameworks -- Unit 7: What Do We Plan to Accomplish: Writing Effective Goals -- Unit 8: Implementing Strategy: Components, Resources, and Programmes -- Unit 9: Here We Go-Action Steps, Policies, Culture and Ethics -- Unit 10: Monitoring and Evaluating: Becoming a Learning Organization -- Unit 11: So: You're in Charge of Strategic Planning!.
" Strategic thinking is concerned with discovering those paths and actions that an organization and a leader can take that will bring them successfully to their major goals and objectives. It answers the question: what are we to do so that the future is changed in ways that conform to what we believe to be God's will for us and our organization? How do we manage the opportunities, capitalize on our strengths, compensate for our weaknesses and address the threats to our best future? Strategic thinking is discovering, through a disciplined pattern of thinking, what er together believe is God's best future and the steps and resources needed to move from where we are to where we believe God wants us to be. It is not a process done once but something organizations have to return to and redo in the midst of a changing world."