Strategic Thinking Competencies Self-

assessment
Review each of the five strategic thinking competencies and assess your level of competency.

Scanning
Assessing an organization's strategic situation using both "hard" and "soft" methods.
 Always observing, on the lookout for any information or insight that will inform your understanding of
your company’s strategic situation
 Using methods such as SWOT analysis to assess and consider your organization’s strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities, and threats

Self-assess your scanning Low

competency (circle one) Moderate
High

Visioning
Crafting a vision for an organization and conceiving the means to achieve that end.
 Understanding the concept of connectedness – how the paths from the present lead to the future
 Envisioning and describing an organization's desired future

Self-assess your visioning Low

competency (circle one) Moderate
High

Reframing
Adjusting and changing the frame of reference through which people view challenges, opportunities, and
vision.
 Bringing persons, groups, departments, and organizations into a common frame of reference by
developing a spectrum of understanding
 Altering the value or perception of something by altering its context

Self-assess your reframing Low

competency (circle one) Moderate
High

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Making common sense
Simplifying and making common sense out of complexity.
 Achieving a coherent strategy that makes the organization's vision practical and understandable to
others
 Developing a shared understanding of the direction of the organization

Self-assess your competency for Low

making common sense (circle one) Moderate
High

Systems thinking
Focusing on how things interact with other things within those systems.
 Looking at small components in a system and then expanding the view to see how each of those
components relates to the strategy as a whole
 Looking for and discovering patterns and relationships

Self-assess your systems thinking Low

competency (circle one) Moderate
High

If your self-assessment was "Low" or "Moderate" on any of the competencies, list three actions to become
more competent in strategic thinking.

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