Strategic Thinking Skills: Tactics of Combat as Problem-Solving Tools

There is much to be learned from studying the major tactics of war – the frontal assault, the indirect approach, turning the flank, and rear area battle – beyond just winning battles. In each instance, you’ll start by exploring the technique’s military roots and then turn to its fascinating applications in the business world.Strategic thinking is a powerful and invaluable skill, one that leads to greater chances of success in whatever professional and personal projects you’re involved in. It involves setting goals, developing long-range plans, anticipating the unexpected, analyzing your environment, and even cooperating with your competitors. With Strategic Thinking Skills, you’ll get a simple and comprehensive guide to the skills, tactics, techniques, tools, case studies, and lessons behind this all-important process. Award-winning Professor Stanley K. Ridgley of Drexel University has crafted these 24 lectures as an accessible way for you to engage with thinking that will help you think-and act-more strategically in business and in your own life.