Overview:Too many managers get into the detail; the detail is like a magnetic that draws people in. Maybe you are too busy to be strategic. Your challenge is to get out detail and into a strategic perspective. Leaders need to challenge themselves and understand the Strategic not the tactical.Strategic thinking is more than a global perspective.Strategic thinking is having a vision.Strategic thinking is about energy and action.Strategic thinking combines business acumen with industry and competitive informationstrategic thinkers do not stay long in the tactical or managerialAreas Covered in the Session:Definition of strategic - but it is more than a simple definitionIts more than global perspectiveIt includes Business AcumenIndustry and competitive analysis - understand your company's industry and competitorsDistinguish between the short term and long term FinancialsTools include: SWOT analysis; business books and HBRLeader vs. ManagerCompare leader traits vs. manager traitsLeader focuses on big picture while the manager focuses on tactical actionsExamples: Leader has a vision - Manager deliversLeader does the right thing - Manager does things rightWho Will Benefit:LeadersManagersIndividual ContributorsHigh PotentialsBaby BoomersInstructor:Valerie Pelan provides her clients a strategic and global perspective that combines her business experience with a current view of the competitive environment. As President of Integrated Focus, she provides executive coaching on leadership areas such as executive presence, career transitioning and leading change. Her breath of experience as a business advisor spans Fortune 100 companies, government agencies and non-profit Boards. Some of her recent clients are Hyatt, Novation, AAFES, PepsiCo, AT&T, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Perot Museum, and UTD Executive MBA program. Valerie was featured in Jan. 2009 Dallas Business Journal: “Two Minutes with Leadership Guru”. Her clients agree she provides a strategic perspective on leadership that improves a person’s performance and positively impacts their career and business results.