Term
| Strategic Leadership (Johnson & Scholes) |
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Definition
| Strategic leadership is how senior leaders manage higher -level strategy and change in the organisation (Johnson & Scholes) |
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| Strategic leadership approaches |
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Definition
Strategy
Human Assets
Expertise
Control (Box)
Change |
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| Strategic leadership points of comparison |
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Definition
Focus
Key activity
Delegate |
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Term
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Definition
(Visionary, transformational leaders)
Focus
role in strategic analysis, strategy development and strategic planning
Key activity
Articulating organisational purposes;
scanning environment for opportunities;
formulating strategic plans
Delegate
day to day operation |
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Definition
focus
developing people who can add value, take responsibility for amanagign corporate strategy in 'local business units, and interface with market / stakeholders
key activity
recruiting, selecting, developing and empowering the right people;
creating strong coherent corporate culture > clarify strategic direction
Delegate
Strategy development (and management of change programmes) |
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Definition
Focus
developing particular areas of organisational competence or expertise as 'core competencies' (source of competitive differentiation, advantage)
Key activity
cultivating and maximising expertie through planned employee development and creating supporting systems and procedures
Delegate
Management of operations to support organisational expertise in maximising advantage |
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Definition
(Transactional leaders)
Focus
controlling organisational performance, ensuring efficient processes and predictable outputs
Key activity
developing and communicating procedures, performance measures and controls; and monitoring performance against controls
Delegate
managing predictable, stable performance to procedures, measures and controls |
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Definition
Focus
role as strategic change champions or drivers
Key activity
initiating and supporting continual cultural and strategic change:
communication and motivation to 'sell' change
Delegate
support and implementation of change |
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