Strategic Analysis and Intuitive Thinking
Strategic Analysis and Intuitive Thinking
AND INTUITIVE
THINKING
Strategic analysis is the process of examining the
organization’s surroundings and resources to
better formulate a strategy to meet the desired
objectives and improved the organization’s
performance.
• INTUITIVE THINKING
- sensing or knowing without using
rational processes such as reading
facts and instructions.
• A critical mind or analytical mind
usually exercises strategic thinking.
Samantha
• Howland (2015) identified six elements
of strategic thinking designed to
encourage strategic leadership among
today’s executives.
1. The ability to anticipate
2. The ability to challenge
3. The ability to interpret
4. The ability to decide
5. The ability to align
6. The ability to learn
Strategic analysis and planning have five essential components.
• 1. Committed people
• 2. Long-term strategic objectives
• 3. Strategic alternatives
• 4. Evaluation and choice of strategies
• 5. Monitoring of strategy
implementation
• The components of intuitive thinking differ
from those of strategic analysis and
planning. According to Amy Baylor (1997),
there are three components of intuition and
intuitive thinking:
1. immediacy
2. sensing relationship
3. reason.
• Immediacy. This refers to the timing in
intuitive thinking.