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What Are the Positive Effects of Strategic Thinking?

CMOE

Positive Effects of Strategic Thinking: Operational Benefits for Your Business Effective leaders use strategic thinking to approach team building and operational action. Research underscores the positive effects of strategic thinking. Here are some of the positive effects of strategic thinking.

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21 Free Courses for Key Account Managers to Boost Your Skills Now

Account Manager Tips

Because the job is so varied and involves many different tasks, you need a lot of skills to do it well: Strategic thinking Influencing Business management Leadership Teamwork Change management Innovation and creativity Solution design and positioning Relationship building Sales Project management Phew!

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Book review: The Strategy Book by Max McKeown

Red Star Kim

This one is equally helpful for experienced leaders and students first grasping the principles of strategic thinking. The author clarifies the strategic process while guiding the reader through it to create a new strategic mindset. Unusually, he has accolades for both customer service and human resources.

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Being more strategic – Case studies and insights (Ireland May 2023)

Red Star Kim

I was delighted to return to Dublin to lead an in person training workshop for PM Forum Ireland on “ Being more strategic” with delegates from law, accountancy and consultancy firms. We considered strategic thinking, business strategy and marketing and business development strategy.

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Context and curiosity drive commerciality and pricing

Red Star Kim

This week’s PM Forum training workshop “Commerciality: Finance, Pricing, Innovation and Research” was attended by delegates from law, accountancy and insolvency firms. Second, I observed that often in professional services marketing and business development we have minimal involvement in research, innovation, product development and pricing.

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How Much Money Does a Key Account Manager Really Make?

Account Manager Tips

But if it is, then build a detailed business case with supporting evidence that proves: you're underpaid compared to the market; your performance is above average; you keep your clients and they're profitable. Be realistic with what you ask for too. You can negotiate on your additional compensation too.

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This Is Why You Should Do Annual Strategic Planning

CSSP

Second, if there is room for improvement in your strategic competency. Third, if you have potential to avoid or beat the competition with unbeatable innovation. This competitive advantage is founded on your strategic competency. You must continuously enhance and exploit your strategic competency.