Strategic thinking is having the ability to evaluate opportunities/problems considering the business context or business environment, make informed decisions and understand the impacts of those decisions. The short form? A super power. 

Yes, strategic thinking is a power skill that teaches you a different way of thinking. You can apply that way of thinking to almost any problem, idea or opportunity out there at work and in life - whether it’s a marketing problem, a product problem, a UX design problem, a growth problem, or even a “what should I eat for dinner” problem. It’s like putting on a new pair of glasses that allows you to think through problems and opportunities 10X more effectively. 

They very well may pay for all or part of it! Strategic thinking is directly tied to leadership and professional development. It's a power skill that will dramatically improve your problem-solving and effectiveness at work, therefore delivering huge gains to your employer in individual performance, increased productivity, and career progression. This is why we've delivered this training to full employees bases at fortune 500 companies. If you feel like there's opportunity to rollout this training more broadly at your own organization, we'd welcome that as well and would love to chat with your training or Leadership and Development team. Contact us at connect@lindsay-angelo.com to chat.

Yes, it includes 10+ interactive exercises aimed at applying and practicing the tools you're being taught. This is training designed by a best-in-class Strategist who's tackled real world problems and crafted strategy with some of the greatest thinkers around the globe. With great intention, it's designed to be heavy on the applied and light on the theory!

HECK yes! Being a strategic leader is the top most correlated skill tied to leadership success. It enables you to lead with a strategic viewpoint, build a bullet-proof business strategy and develop critical leadership skills.

Hypothesis-driven thinking is a problem-solving method whereby you start with the answer, and work back to either prove or disprove that answer through fact-finding. It's one of the most effective, yet under-utilized methods of problem-solving and is practiced at some of the biggest consulting firms around the globe. We cover it comprehensively in the course.

Absolutely - strategic thinking is one of the top most correlated skills associated with leadership success in all fields, niches and industries. Developing a deeper understanding of it will unlock new windows of opportunity, and prospects. Whether you've chosen a corporate career or the entrepreneurial path, a strategic mindset is crucial to success.

Yes, being a great strategic thinker helps increase your effectiveness at the individual, business leader, team and company level. You will be able to maneuver your work quicker and more effectively, adapt quicker, make better decisions and act with far greater impact. 

There are many business courses and certificate programs that cover strategy theory - even some that cover conventional thinking and strategic thinking process. This online course is the only of its kind that's applied and delivered by a real world strategist with decades of experience building strategy for fortune 500 brands through to start-ups and entrepreneurs. That means it includes new and applied content not currently available in any other course or online program.

Successful completion takes less than five hours - normally 3-4 hours if you were to run through from start to finish. We recommend a staged approach to completing it - anticipate roughly 1-2 hours per week for 2-3 weeks.

Yes, if you're involved in strategic planning whether for an organization or for your own business, this course helps you become a more effective strategic thinker which translates into being better at crafting all types of strategies and strategic plans - from corporate strategy, to marketing strategy, to HR, product development and operations strategy. Great strategic thinking needs to be applied to move through the strategic planning process. Strategic thinking also allows you to move with agility when your biggest challenges present themselves.

Yes, the course covers how to translate strategy and strategic direction into a road map of projects and action plans. It covers how to allocate resources and where strategic planning intersects with financial budgeting.