Michael Watkins

A comprehensive practical guide with a wealth of insights.

More than ever, business leaders must be strong strategic thinkers. In The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking, Michael Watkins defines what strategic thinking is and why it's so important. He shows it's a skill that can be developed and provides a roadmap for enhancing it through the right mix of on-the-job experience and mental exercise. Every aspiring executive can benefit from his insights.

Jean-François Manzoni, President, The International Institute for Management Development

The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking offers an essential blueprint for leading your organization into an uncertain future. It challenges the idea that strategic thinking is just art and identifies the fundamental principles and tools that drive success. Dive into this outstanding guide and become the best strategic thinker you can be.

Darius Adamczyk, Executive Chairman, Honeywell

Whether you're just embarking on your career path, driving initiatives on your team, or leading a multinational enterprise, this insightful book is an essential roadmap for your journey toward strategic thinking, planning and executing with excellence. It provides practical tools and techniques for strategic thought leadership and decision-making.

Cristal Downing, EVP and Chief Communications & Public Affairs Officer, Merck & Co

Professor Watkins successfully breaks down a previously elusive leadership concept by presenting it in a tangible and pragmatic manner. His book empowers readers not only to recognize these attributes in others but also to identify their presence in our own approach.

Edilson Camara, Chief Executive Officer, Egon Zehnder

Leading Your Organization Into the Future

How did John F. Kennedy put a man on the moon in just under ten years? 
 
What can chess teach us about actionable insights? 
 
And why should you shake up a business at a time of great success? 
 
All of these questions have their answer in strategic thinking. But what is strategic thinking exactly? Are we born with it, or can we nurture it? 
 
As a distinct and important capability in leaders, strategic thinking is a remarkably poorly defined, little understood concept, confined to management courses and board meetings. But in The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking, world-renowned expert Michael Watkins shows leaders how they can benefit from it, as long as they have the tools to nurture it. 
 
Exploring the six specific mental disciplines that together constitute strategic thinking, each chapter shows how they can create value, and offers prescriptions on how to develop the strategic thinking mindset ourselves. Academically grounded but jargon-free, with real-world examples from all sectors and ages, The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking assesses our innate ability to think strategically, and helps us to cultivate it, leading to better decisions that get proven results.

Michael Watkins

Praise for The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking

A comprehensive practical guide with a wealth of insights.

More than ever, business leaders must be strong strategic thinkers. In The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking, Michael Watkins defines what strategic thinking is and why it's so important. He shows it's ...

The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking offers an essential blueprint for leading your organization into an uncertain future. It challenges the idea that strategic thinking is just art and identifies the ...

A comprehensive practical guide with a wealth of insights.

More than ever, business leaders must be strong strategic thinkers. In The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking, Michael Watkins defines what strategic thinking is and why it's so important. He shows it's ...

The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking offers an essential blueprint for leading your organization into an uncertain future. It challenges the idea that strategic thinking is just art and identifies the ...

A comprehensive practical guide with a wealth of insights.

More than ever, business leaders must be strong strategic thinkers. In The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking, Michael Watkins defines what strategic thinking is and why it's so important. He shows it's ...

The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking offers an essential blueprint for leading your organization into an uncertain future. It challenges the idea that strategic thinking is just art and identifies the ...

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