Highlights from Rich Horwath's talk to 5,000 managers on strategic thinking and how to develop your strategy skills.

Is your team tactically or strategically focused? Research shows that the number one cause of business failure is poor strategy and that a leader's most important role is to set strategic direction.

At the Strategic Thinking Institute, we help leadership teams develop their strategic thinking and planning skills through strategy workshops, strategic coaching, and proprietary resources to set clear direction and create competitive advantage.

Our customizable workshops, strategic coaching, online courses, microlearning programs and other resources based on New York Times best-selling strategy books improve your team's business acumen and strategy conversations.

Visit https://www.strategyskills.com to start a strategic conversation today.

What our customers say:

"Rich's Deep Dive Strategic Thinking session with our global leadership team was incredibly valuable and served as a springboard for our strategic planning process. The session provided my leadership team with a methodical approach to strategy and the tools needed to do so. The way my team thinks about strategies for the long-term health of our company immediately improved. I highly recommend Rich."
— Taryn Owen, President, PeopleScout

"Rich Horwath does an exceptional job of quickly understanding your business and then applying the most effective and efficient strategic tools to add significant value to the company. I would highly recommend Rich to any leader looking to improve their strategic thinking, planning and execution to increase both revenue and profits. His strategic coaching program was a great experience!!/"
— Mike Pietsch, Executive Vice President, Carmex

"I highly recommend Rich if you or your organization are looking to improve your strategic capabilities. Rich tackles the complex topic of strategy and provides a straightforward framework and practical resources to advance strategic thinking. Rich spoke at the Intel Leadership Conference and attendees were able to immediately apply his 3A Strategic Thinking framework to real business challenges."
– Kristin Porter, People Talent, Intel

"The Strategic Coaching Program is an excellent resource for leaders. The content is highly customized and allows the leader to look at multiple elements of strategy development from a thorough and critical perspective. It also includes several unique resources for assessing the effectiveness of my company's strategy, which I will use with my teams in the future. Rich does an excellent job of guiding you through the program in a supportive and realistic way. His mastery of the content and relevant business experience allow him to engage with participants in a competent and authentic way. The Strategic Coaching Program has definitely enhanced my professional development and I am a better leader after going through it."
— Andrew Sawyer, Senior Regional Sales Director, Celgene

"Rich Horwath has been tremendously helpful in helping our organization delve deeper into how we think about strategy and planning. Since our Strategic Thinking and Planning workshop with Rich at our National Meeting, we have received feedback from across the organization that it was the best session they have ever attended. The skills and tools have had an immediate positive impact on our organization."
— John Berrios, Vice President Commercial Operations, Bayer "

I learned more useful and practical strategy tools in one day with you than I did in five days at the Wharton Executive Education Program on Strategy. Your strategic thinking program was much more what I was looking for: a day of practical tools for developing a strategy. I can see myself immediately using what you taught us with my team to plan for next year."
— Michael Tomcsanyi, National Director, Sunovion

"Your Deep Dive Strategic Thinking workshop was very effective in introducing planning concepts that I now use to develop strategies at FedEx. Your strategic concepts are universal to most product and service applications, and since we were provided with about 10 concepts, we were assured that we would take away at least half of the concepts that we could apply to our specific work. I found your Deep Dive Strategic Thinking process to be skillfully facilitated and that the concepts are important planning tools."
– Ann Smith-Gill, Marketing Special Advisor, FedEx

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