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GSL - Overview
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MODULE 1
GSL M1 - An Overview of Strategy
GSL M1 - Gaining competitive advantage
GSL M1 - Organisational and global context of strategy
GSL M1 - Introduction to Leadership
GSL M1 - How Leadership Relates to Strategy
GSL M1 - Module Quiz 50s
GSL M1 - Module Quiz 2 50s
MODULE 2
GSL M2 - Define the Industry, its value chain and the life-cycle
GSL M2 - Remote Environment Analysis - STEEPLE
GSL M2 - Industry Analysis - Porter's Five Forces
GSL M2 - Basis of competition and customer markets
GSL M2 - Module Quiz 50s
MODULE 3
GSL M3 - Analysing Stakeholders and assessing performance
GSL M3 - Strategic Drivers
GSL M3 - Operational drivers - The Balance Scorecard
GSL M3 - Organisational drivers - Capabilities; Combining external with internal - Gap analysis
GSL M3 - Module Quiz 1 50s
MODULE 4
GSL M4 - Innovation and the Ansoff product-market matrix
GSL M4 - New product and service development
GSL M4 - Design Thinking and Blue Ocean Strategy
GSL M4 - Entering New Markets
GSL M4 - Module Quiz 1 50s
QUICK FIRE QUIZ (M1-M4)
GSL - Quick Fire Quiz 1 45s
MODULE 5
GSL M5 - Strategic Options and Themes and Strategic Drivers and Levers
GSL M5 - Risk Management
GSL M5 - Evaluating Strategic Options - Rumelt's criteria
GSL M5 - Module Quiz 1 50s
MODULE 6
GSL M6 - Implementing plans and the 7-S Framework
GSL M6 - Change and Resistance
GSL M6 - Using projects and rewards systems in implementation
GSL M6 - Module Quiz 50s
MODULE 7
GSL M7 - Changing business models
GSL M7 - Creating business models and disruptive innovation
GSL M7 - Business model influences on business strategy
GSL M7 - Responding to new business models
GSL M7 - Module Quiz 50s
Quick Fire Quiz (M5-M7)
GSL - Quick Fire Quiz 2 35s
Revision
GSL - Revision Quiz 1 1 min 30s
GSL - Revision Quiz 2 1 min 30s
GSL - Revision Plan