International bestselling author of The First 90 Days Michael D. Watkins presents an actionable framework for business strategy to help aspiring leaders learn to think strategically and improve their decision-making -- a set of skills more necessary than ever in a world of constant change.

Pattern recognition. Systems perspective. Mental agility. Structured problem-solving. Visioning. Political savvy. For every good leader who has mastered of one of these disciplines is a great leader who knows and has mastered all of them.

Michael D. Watkins, an expert on leadership transitions and organizational success, returns to the page with a new how-to guide for leadership development. Here, he presents the six disciplines that separate the great from the good. Developed over the course of his storied career, Watkins' results-oriented approach to strategic thinking and problem-solving -- "a set of mental disciplines leaders use to recognize potential threats and opportunities, establish priorities, and mobilize themselves and their organizations to envision and enact promising paths forward" -- is the model followed by some of today's most successful first-time CEOs and new business leaders.

The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking is a comprehensive and practical guide to strategic thinking, offering a wealth of insights and management skills for leaders at all levels.

This comprehensive guide delivers the leadership skills you need to succeed:

• Pattern Recognition: Identify critical threats and opportunities by seeing the crucial patterns in a sea of noise.

• Systems Analysis: Build powerful mental models of complex business situations to make better predictions and develop more promising strategies.

• Mental Agility: Master level-shifting to see both the forest and the trees, moving from the 50,000-foot view down to the critical details.

• Political Savvy: Understand the art of influence to navigate organizational politics and build the alliances needed to drive your agenda forward.

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