Rich Horwath did an exceptional job at helping our organization take a Deep Dive into how we were looking at strategy and planning. Since our Deep Dive session with Rich at our National Meeting, we have received feedback throughout the organization that it was the best session they have ever attended. The skills and tools have immediately made an impact on our organization.
Rich Horwath
NY Times Best Selling Author on Strategy and Strategic Thinking (Deep Dive, StrategyMan, and STRATEGIC)
Fee Range
$25,000Travels From
Chicago, IL, US
Rich Horwath
Biography
Rich Horwath is founder and CEO of the Strategic Thinking Institute where he helps executive leadership teams develop their strategic thinking and planning capabilities to set direction, create competitive advantage, and profitably grow their business. He is the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of eight books on strategic thinking, including, STRATEGIC: The Skill to Set Direction, Create Advantage, and Achieve Executive Excellence, selected by Inc. Magazine as a top 4 “must-read book for 2024.” Rich has appeared on ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX TV and his work has been published in the Harvard Business Review.
Rich Horwath
Featured Keynote Programs
Winning Strategy
Strategic Thinking for Profitable and Professional Growth
A study of 400 talent management leaders found that the most desired skill in business today is strategic thinking. Unfortunately, only 23% of people are rated strong in strategic thinking. Are you and your team tactical or strategic? The answer can make or break your business.
Rich Horwath, CEO of the Strategic Thinking Institute and New York Times bestselling author of eight books on strategy, shares the 3A Strategic Thinking Framework that’s been used by more than one million people around the world to master this crucial skill set. He provides proven and practical tools to enable people at all levels and functions — from individual contributors to the C-suite — to think, plan, and act strategically to both profitably grow their business and maximize their leadership performance.
KEY LEARNINGS:
1. How to use the 3A Strategic Thinking Framework to think, plan, and act strategically every day.
2. Understanding what strategy is and how to create it.
3. Tools to generate insights that lead to new value for stakeholders.
4. Techniques to make strategic trade-offs and say “no.”
5. Improving prioritization by eliminating reactivity and fire drills.
Be STRATEGIC
Set Direction, Create Advantage, and Maximize Your Leadership Performance
A study of more than 10,000 senior executives showed that the #1 most important leadership behavior critical to company success is “being strategic.” However, research shows only 3 out of every 10 leaders has mastered this skill. And since bad strategy is the main cause of business bankruptcy 80% of the time, having leaders that can think, plan, and act strategically is often the difference between success and failure.
Rich Horwath, CEO of the Strategic Thinking Institute and New York Times bestselling author of eight books on strategy, provides senior leaders with a framework to master the most important business skill of our time: being strategic. Rich designed the Strategic Fitness Framework to help executives transform the complexity of their business into clear strategic direction. By developing their strategic fitness in the four disciplines of strategy, leadership, organization, and communication, executives will be able to confidently navigate every business challenge and create new value to achieve their goals.
KEY LEARNINGS:
1. Framework to create a common language and consistent understanding of strategy.
2. Tools to anticipate and adapt to changes in your business situation.
3. Innovative thinking techniques to evolve your business model to the future state.
4. How to design differentiated strategies that create competitive advantage.
5. Methods to facilitate strategy conversations that increase collaboration and alignment across the business.
Rich Horwath
Featured Books
Strategic: The Skill to Set Direction, Create Advantage, and Achieve Executive Excellence
by Rich Horwath
Master the four disciplines of strategic fitness essential to executive performance
In Strategic, New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Rich Horwath delivers an incisive roadmap to help leaders at all levels think, plan, and act strategically to navigate every business challenge they face. The book offers business leaders a proven framework―the Strategic Fitness System―containing dozens of tools, techniques, and checklists to confidently master every area of the business, from designing market-winning strategies to shaping the organization’s culture.
The practical content will help executives in any industry improve what research has shown to be the most important leadership factor to an organization’s future success―strategic competence―and use this skill to transform complexity to clarity in charting their strategic direction. The book features:
- A common language for strategy and business planning
- Practical tools for developing the four dimensions of executive fitness key to advancing the company’s growth: strategy, leadership, organization, and communication
- Techniques for designing enduring competitive advantage and frameworks for creating innovative new value for customers
- Methods for evolving the business model to transform the trajectory of the business
- The Strategic Quotient (SQ)―a validated assessment of an executive’s strategic thinking, planning, and execution
With practical tools and dozens of real-world examples, readers of Strategic will immediately be able to set direction, create advantage, and achieve executive excellence. Be more than tactical―be Strategic.
StrategyMan
by Rich Horwath
Strategy for you
by Rich Horwath
Dive Deep
by Rich Horwath
Rich Horwath
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