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Lesson 1 - Strategic Management
Lesson 1 - Strategic Management
3 Different Levels of Management Visionary Managers – can paint a picture Four Steps of Strategic Management Focus strategy – the company achieves
of what the future could look like. Process a cost leadership or differentiation status
1. Upper Level of Management in a niche market.
Participative Leaders – actively court 1. Environmental Scanning
o comprises the top tier of an organization feedback and try to involve their “Strategy is about making choice,
whose responsibility is to make strategic employees in the decision-making o refers to a process of collecting, tradeoffs; and it is about deliberately
decisions and plans. process. scrutinizing and providing information for choosing to be different.” – Michael
strategic purposes. Porter
o Executive coaching, change Coaching Leaders – Managers using the
management, leadership, delegations coaching style focus on developing their 2. Strategy Formulation Emergent Strategy
and empowerment, etc. team members, helping them hone the
skills they need to perform at an optimal o the process of deciding best course of The concept is introduced by Henry
2. Middle Level of Management level. action for accomplishing organization Mintzberg. Emergent strategy is the
objectives and, hence achieving process of identifying unforeseen
o responsible to the top management for Authoritative Leaders – are the “take- organization purpose. outcomes from the execution of strategy
the functioning of their department. They charge” leaders who provide their and incorporating unexpected outcomes
devote more time to organization and employees with constant monitoring and 3. Strategy Implementation into future corporate plans.
directional functions. direction.
o it implies making the strategy work as It is an action model coined by author
o Problem solving, team building talent The Skills of Effective Management intended or putting the organization’s Henry Mintzberg that describes a business
development, performance hose strategy into action. strategy that develops over time as a
management, etc. Leadership skills – managers should be business balances its goals with charging
able to set a vision for their employees, 4. Strategy Evaluation circumstances.
3. Lower Level of Management inspire action, and hold everyone
accountable. o final step of strategy management Deliberate Strategy
o consists of supervisors, foremen, process.
section officers, superintendents, and all Problem-solving skills – Managers o The last and final stage is known as It is a top-down approach to strategic
other executives whose work must do should be able to brainstorm creative and strategic control. Control can only be planning that emphasized intention.
largely with HR oversight and the efficient solutions to obstacles that may be attained by mean of evaluation.
direction of operative employees. Evaluation is the systematic
abstract or complex. Ethical Behavior
determination of a subject’s merit, worth,
o Emotional intelligence and coaching for and significance using criteria governed
Communication skills – Giving and Business ethics is the system of morals,
performance, etc. by a set of standards.
receiving feedback, setting a vision, and behaviors, and ethical beliefs that guides
offering reports to other members of senior the business in terms of values, practices,
First-Line Managers management or shareholders are all Knowing your inventories is knowing your and decisions in the process of doing its
essential components of management. capabilities… What you have and what business.
o Represents an entry-level position for you don’t have.
management professionals. First-line
Organizational skills – Good managers
managers work directly with non-
should be able to juggle multiple projects Knowledge of the internal and external
management employees and project environment served as the basis for
at one and ensure that they do not let any
team members. shaping the vision and mission of the
details slip through the cracks.