{"id":2010,"date":"2022-04-20T04:15:21","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T04:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/felicia.premierjones.com\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=2010"},"modified":"2023-07-31T07:23:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T07:23:20","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/premierjones.com\/felicia\/portfolio\/using-an-action-oriented-swot-analysis-2\/introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2010\" class=\"elementor elementor-2010\" data-elementor-post-type=\"portfolio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1755fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c1755fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6138cfe\" data-id=\"6138cfe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d42155 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d42155\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"styled-button\" href=\"https:\/\/premierjones.com\/felicia\/portfolio\/using-an-action-oriented-swot-analysis-2\/aoswot_preface\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"meta-nav\">\u2190<\/span>\u00a0Preface<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b4c7ec\" data-id=\"0b4c7ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17fc442 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17fc442\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a class=\"styled-button\" href=\"https:\/\/premierjones.com\/felicia\/portfolio\/using-an-action-oriented-swot-analysis-2\/lesson-1-action-oriented-swots-the-best-tool-youve-probably-never-heard-of\/\" rel=\"prev\">Lesson 1. Action Oriented SWOTs, the Best Tool You\u2019ve (Probably) Never Heard of\u00a0<span class=\"meta-nav\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30742b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30742b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9483404\" data-id=\"9483404\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a7b3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55a7b3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/premierjones.com\/felicia\/index.php\/portfolio\/using-an-action-oriented-swot-analysis\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/felicia.premierjones.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Fundamentals_of_Business_Strategy_BookBanner_040222c.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df70c4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df70c4e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4833e77\" data-id=\"4833e77\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a93b669 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a93b669\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3691c29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3691c29\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b0a55d\" data-id=\"4b0a55d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04215ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04215ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A nearly universal concern for businesses is the need for more strategic leadership.\u00a0 Without this leadership, managers avoid risks, stall on decision making, or fail to deliver on high impact goals.\u00a0 While many try to hire this talent or shift responsibility for strategy in a quest to resolve this gap, these adjustments more often than not does not lead to the uptick in growth that senior leaders were hoping for.\u00a0 One prevalent and prevailing reason is the lack of sufficient skills, insight, and capabilities within the organization.\u00a0 The purpose of this eBook is to help develop the critical thinking skills needed to help bridge these gaps and to enable organizational growth.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_65\" class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.helpuexcel.com\/FacultyTraining\/CLeadRole-e1633920578199.png\" alt=\"Man sitting on a conceptual stair with three levels (1) Business, (2) Product Strategy, (3) Program Management\" width=\"1333\" height=\"743\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><em><i>Figure 1. Role of Functional Business leaders. Functional Business Leaders, such as Product Managers (example shown), are responsible for strategy implementation. They must have the know-how integrate seamlessly with senior leadership to support the corporate strategy (\u201cwhat\u201d) and with cross-functional teams to provide direction on what approach to take in order to get the desired results (\u201caction-results\u201d).<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A pivotal role in this process are functional leaders who are responsible for commercial business growth (e.g., Product Management, Strategic Marketing, and Business Development).\u00a0\u00a0 These Commercial Business Leaders are the subject matter experts in the products, customer\/market landscape, and company competencies and gaps. <strong>Their business insights paired with strategic thinking skills will help enable the growth through effective, actionable strategies.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Key Takeaway\n\nFUNCTIONAL KNOW-HOW + BUSINESS INSIGHTS + STRATEGIC THINKING <\/span><\/strong><strong style=\"font-family: 'Courier 10 Pitch', Courier, monospace; font-size: 1.5rem;\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">= EFFECTIVE ACTIONABLE STRATEGIES<\/span><\/strong><\/pre>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5ecb2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5ecb2d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-397e325\" data-id=\"397e325\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbfe726 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cbfe726\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Book Content<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a6e7a2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6e7a2a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bcf21da\" data-id=\"bcf21da\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b035b82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b035b82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTo help to enable the development of actionable strategies, this content focuses on the Action Oriented SWOT analysis.\u00a0 \u00a0My experiences with this tool have been astounding as extrapolating from known facts often leads to discovering new revelations and finding hidden opportunities.\u00a0 \u00a0This method builds upon the SWOT analysis, which is a tool that helps organizations to see who they are and what they are good at.\u00a0 These combined methods help to enable leaders to approach growth strategies with enthusiasm, courage, and conviction.\u00a0 I am excited to introduce this powerful method to more professionals.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1890796 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1890796\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71953fb\" data-id=\"71953fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d7151d elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"7d7151d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">[table id=3 \/]<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09541f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09541f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc24e99\" data-id=\"bc24e99\" 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Action Oriented SWOTs, the Best Tool You\u2019ve (Probably) Never Heard of\u00a0<span class=\"meta-nav\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2190\u00a0Preface Lesson 1. 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