1. Leadership Why do we need leadership in any institution and in our institution? Leadership takes us from the gap between current reality and the intended future

2. Strategic Thinking (aka Leadership) The Liedtka Model Jeanne Liedtka www.csun.edu/bus302/Course/Materials/Cases/strategic.thinking.pdf Jeanne M. Liedtka, Professor of Business Administration B.S., Boston University; M.B.A., Harvard University; D.B.A., Boston University University of Virginia, Darden Business School

3. Liedtka Model Systems Perspective enables individuals to clarify their role within the larger system [institution] and the impact of their behaviour on other parts of the system Intent Focussed sense of: direction, discovery, destiny Intelligent Opportunism communication and interaction around ideas and possibilities – weaving up and down the organisation Thinking in Time uses the institution’s memory and current context as inputs to the creation of its future

4. “It all comes down to the ability … to see both the big picture and the operational implications, which are signs of outstanding leaders…” (L. Heracleous 1998)