1. © 2011 wheresjenny.com Strategic Thinking

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3. © 2011 wheresjenny.com Strategic Thinking EnglishFrench holisticHolistique integratedintégré implementationexécution innovativenovateur imperativeimpératif

4. © 2011 wheresjenny.com Strategic Thinking “A series of questions created to help generate a new way of thinking about a problem or issue.”

5. © 2011 wheresjenny.com Strategic Thinking Why think strategically? Save time and effort Attract fundingGet people on board Enhance chances of success Try to take over the world!

6. © 2011 wheresjenny.com Strategic Thinking Skills for Strategic Thinking Have a Vision Do not be Hasty Make Time Have Clear Milestones Use a Team Learn from Experience

7. © 2011 wheresjenny.com Strategic Thinking Find Strategy in Everyday Tasks…. Crossing the road Finding out how to put 20% of your salary in savings Finding out how to make a new dish with leftovers in the fridge

8. © 2011 wheresjenny.com Strategic Thinking What’s their strategy? Move early to the next battleground Introduce a new piece to the game board Lock up resources Ally with a partner outside your market

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10. © 2011 wheresjenny.com Strategic Thinking They’re, Their or There These three homophones often lead to difficulty. Try to make sure that you know which is which: "they're" is perhaps the easiest to remember. It is the shortened form of "they are". For example: They're catching a flight at 11.45. "their" means "belonging to them". For example: Their house is in Elm Street. "there" has two uses: 1) to mean a place For example: The post office is over there. 2) with the verb "to be" (in phrases like "there is", "there are" etc) For example: There are 26 letters in the alphabet.

11. © 2011 wheresjenny.com Strategic Thinking Directions: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate choice—their, there, or they're. 1. __________ going on vacation next week. 2. They love __________ neighborhood. 3. __________ is a banana on the table. 4. Liza Minelli is right over __________. 5. Those kids look like __________ having fun. 6. The expressions on __________ faces gave them away. 7. I like these flowers because __________ colorful. 8. __________ the only relatives I have left in the world