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Being StrategicAnnette Lees

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Strategy is:

• The essential link between vision and outcome

• The internal logic that links all parts of our work

• Both thinking and planning

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Six parts to strategic thinking1. Understanding your mandate2. Identifying the problem3. Articulating your desired outcome4. Picking your scale5. Designing the solution6. Delivering

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1. Understanding your mandateWhat authority do you have?Who do you represent?Who are you accountable to?

Answers frame the scope and approach of the project.

Working by:• Legal mandate• Influence and persuasion• Building partnerships

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2. Identifying the problemYou can’t solve a problem that you haven’tcorrectly identified.

Check:• Is the true and fundamental problem?• Have you got to the cause of the problem?• Have you picked the most important

problem?• Have you picked a problem that can be

solved within your mandate?

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3. Articulating your desired outcomeWhat do you want to achieve?

An outcome expressed as crystal clear gives us:

• A strong foundation for strategic thinking

• Clarity for partnerships• Essential assistance in

communication

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4. Picking your scaleHow big or small do we go?

Ask:• At what scale are you mandated to

work?• How big is your problem?• Will your scale solve your problem?• What is your budget?

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5. Designing the solutionDesign a solution that will solve the

problem.- Check assumptions- Strategic planning- Closely linked operational planning- Monitoring and reviewing- Learning and improving

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6. DeliveringEffectiveness will depend on:- Know how and can do- Alignment in policy, planning and

regulation- Integration of understanding and

knowledge- Common purpose- Good communication