Strategic Leadership session 5 The Mind of the

Strategic Leadership session 5 The Mind of the Strategist Explore a variety of approaches to developing A strategic mind-set, including creativity, entrepreneurship, Intuition and ways of “seeing”. Robert Jones rajones 2004@hotmail. com http: //cambridgemba. wordpress. com/strategicleadership-2015/ © Robert Jones 2015

Sun Tzu and the Art of Business Based on Mark Mc. Neilly’s Six Principles from his book Sun Tzu and the Art of Business.

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Six principles of Sun Tzu – discuss (briefly) 1) Capture your market without destroying it “Generally in war, the best policy is to take a state intact; to ruin it is inferior to this…. For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill. ” Sun Tzu 2) Avoid your competitor’s strength, and attack their weakness “An army may be likened to water, for just as flowing water avoids the heights and hastens to the lowlands, so an army avoids strength and strikes weakness. ” Sun Tzu This has interesting links to Game Theory, see Prisoner’s Dilemma. Avoid direct head-to-head competition.

A Prisoner’s Dilemma Exhibit 5. 6 Johnson & Scholes (2005)

3) Use foreknowledge & deception to maximize the power of business intelligence. “Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in peril” Sun Tzu 4) Use speed and preparation to swiftly overcome the competition. “To rely on rustics and not prepare is the greatest of crimes; to be prepared beforehand for any contingency is the greatest of virtues. ” Sun Tzu

5) Use alliances and strategic control points in the industry to “shape” your opponents and make them conform to your will. “Therefore, those skilled in war bring the enemy to the field of battle and are not brought there by him. ” Sun Tzu 6) Develop your character as a leader to maximize the potential of your employees. “When one treats people with benevolence, justice and righteousness, and reposes confidence in them, the army will be united in mind all will be happy to serve their leaders. ” Sun Tzu

The Mind of the Strategist Kenichi Ohmae 1982 http: //www. economist. com/m edia/globalexecutive/books/mi nd_of_the_strategist_e_03. pdf

Creativity in strategy

Mind Maps

De Bono’s Six Thinking Hats Brandy Agerbeck http: //www. loosetooth. com/Viscom/gf/6 thinkinghats. htm

The Intrapreneur Do you observe any of these behaviours in your organisation? Does your organisation tolerate these behaviours? What are your own views?

Stevenson’s Six Dimensions of Entrepreneurship, 1983 1 2 3 4 5 6 Strategic orientation Commitment to opportunity Commitment of resources Control of resources Management structure Reward philosophy

Apply this framework of six dimensions and the spectrum to your own organisation Which departments are more likely to show “promoter” behaviour and why? Which departments are more likely to show “trustee” behaviour and why?

Updated EVR Congruence 15 | Presentation Topic | Russian Railways Corporate University

Business Model Canvas – a creative way of business planning Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers Osterwalder & Pigneur, 2010

New ways of “seeing” James Dyson

James Dyson

Explore a variety of approaches to developing A strategic mind-set, including creativity, entrepreneurship, Intuition and ways of “seeing”. Recap main points Q&A