IMPROVING STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP AND INTEGRATED REASONING

The power of knowing when someone can make a quick judgment based on facts and expertise.

1. Attend to the situation at hand: Identify which facts to pay attention to so they are not a distraction.
2. Use facts to support a novel approach different from your competitors: Associations cannot continue doing the same as they have always done and expect to get better and acquire new customers. Do something different than your competition to get ahead.
3. Balance time: Know when to continue to gather more information and when to stop looking for new facts to support a new initiative.

Quick, abstracted ideas

1. See the broader, big picture perspective
2. Assess data from a higher point of view
3. Consolidate data and ideas into major themes, core concepts and overarching principles
4. Avoid silos and isolated thinking

Involves reflective thinking of all possibilities

1. Incorporate major principles and generalized lessons-learned into broader application
2. Synthesize topics for stakeholder discussions, programming and learning
3. Focus on transformational (instead of transactional) experiences

A + B = O

(A) Incoming content + (B) Knowledge and experience = (O) New, transformed approach, products and services