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Rich Horwath |
Rich Horwath's Key Accomplishments Include . . .
Rich Horwath is a national thought-leader on strategy, the founder and president of the Strategic Thinking Institute, a former chief strategy officer, and professor of strategy at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. He has appeared on NBC, WGN, and FOX TV to discuss the strategic aspect of current issues.
Rich provided an outstanding keynote speech on strategic thinking and planning. The presentation was very interactive and we received tremendous feedback from our members.
Education Chair, YPO
His recent book, Deep Dive: The Proven Method for Building Strategy has been described by the Director of Worldwide Operations for McDonalds as “...the most valuable book ever written on strategic thinking.” Rich is also the author of several other books and more than 75 articles on strategic thinking. His work has been profiled in business media around the world, including Investor’s Business Daily and Forbes.com.
Rich Horwath is also a highly sought-after keynote speaker, having been ranked #1 out of 162 speakers on Strategy by the Society for Healthcare Strategy.
Rich Horwath works with world-class organizations in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. He helps companies increase their organizational competency in strategic thinking and guides executive management teams through the strategy development process.
As a pioneer in the field of strategic thinking, Rich created the Deep Dive Learning System to help managers become truly strategic leaders through assessments, books, group workshops, templates and one-to-one strategic counsel.
His monthly e-publication entitled Strategic Thinker is read by thousands of business leaders andacademicians around the world.
More About Speaker, Rich Horwath . . .
Rich Horwath helps individuals, management teams and organizations out-think their competition to create competitive advantage. He blends real-world strategy experience as a former Chief Strategy Officer with his expertise as a professor of strategy at the graduate level.
Rich earned an MBA with Distinction from the KellstadtGraduate School of Business at DePaul University andhas completed post-graduate studies in strategy at theUniversity of Chicago Graduate School of Business andthe Amos Tuck School of Business Administration atDartmouth College.
He resides in Barrington Hills, Illinois. |
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| Suggested Keynote Programs |
- Be Strategic or Be Gone: Strategic Thinking for Competitive Advantage
Recent studies on leadership by the Wall Street Journal and Chief Executive Magazine have found that the #1 ranked, most valued skill in leaders today is strategic thinking. But only 3 out of every 10 managers are strategic. In this interactive and highly relevant session, Rich Horwath helps employees at all levels understand what strategy is and how to think strategically on a daily basis to help their businesses. The result is that participants leave with a strategic thinking framework and practical tools to reach their true strategic potential.
Key Points:
- What is strategic thinking?
- Why is strategic thinking important?
- The three disciplines of strategic thinking:
- Acumen: how to generate new ideas
- Allocation: how to prioritize activities
- Action: how to stay focused on the important, not urgent
- Effective ways for generating new ideas that grow profits
- How to use resources (time, people and budget) more productively
- DEEP DIVE: Becoming a Truly Strategic Leader
The #1 cause of bankruptcy is bad strategy. Management teams that don't have solid, written strategies today, may not have a business tomorrow. In this interactive and practical session, Rich Horwath takes the mystery out of strategy, simplifies it and gives participants a five-step process for developing it. The result is participants leave with a common understanding of strategy, new tools for developing it and a process for actually using it to drive their daily activities.
Key Points:
- What is strategy?
- Why is strategy important?
- The three secrets to great strategy
- Understanding the difference between goals, objectives, strategies and tactics
- How to transform a business from a commodity into competitive advantage.
- Practical tools to develop strategies that increase profits and productivity.
- STRATEGY FOR YOU: Using the Principles of Strategy to Achieve Business and Personal Success
Strategy is the foundation of success in business. Strategy creates the bridge from where you are today to where you want to go. But, very few people know what strategy is and how to effectively use it. As a former Chief Strategy Officer and professor of management, Rich Horwath provides a five-step plan for using the foundational principles of strategy for both business and personal success:
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DISCOVER: Uncover your purpose through insight.
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DIFFERENTIATE: Identify your unique strengths.
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DECIDE: Allocate your resources.
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DESIGN: Develop your action plan.
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DRIVE: Execute your plan.
Using real-world examples from business, sports, and entertainment, Rich provides audiences with an understanding of what strategy is and how to use it at work and home. The result is the power to get from where you are today to where you want to go--the power to live strategically.
Key Take-aways:
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Master the concept of strategy and effectively develop goals, objectives, strategies and tactics for your business, career, and personal life.
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Confidently make strategic decisions to most effectively allocate your time, talent and budget at work and at home.
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Apply the five-step process to build real-world strategies that achieve your professional and personal goals.
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Create a blueprint to guide your business and personal activities.
- Practice using strategy tools on your business and personal initiatives.
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| What People Are Saying |
Your keynote speech was by far the most memorable, most educational, and most dynamic of all. You took the complex topic of strategy and condensed it into an easy-to-understand and entertaining event—a task not achievable by many. You are a gifted and dynamic speaker.
- Tami Spear, Director of Human Resources, Avis Goodwin
Your keynote speech ‘Be Strategic or Be Gone’ was entertaining, thought-provoking and yet practical for a large audience of senior executives. It was exactly what we hoped for and a big hit.
- Bob Palumbo, Vice President, Progress Software
From his content to his delivery, Rich's presentations on strategic thinking are impeccable. I have never been more impressed with a keynote speaker.
- LynAnn Henderson, Marketing Director, Employee Benefits Management Services
Securing Rich Horwath for our keynote presentation was the best decision I've made in a long time. He gave such a dynamic presentation, that people were leaving wanting more.
- Cheryl Ronk, President, Michigan Society of Association Executives |
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