Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-274) and index.

Chronology of strategy -- Contemporary competing views of strategy : two sides face off -- Implications of strategic history for strategic learning -- Informal and formal learning defined -- Formal learning refuted -- Context and transfer as factors in the strategic thinking process -- Preparation stage -- Experience stage -- Reevaluation stage -- Overview of learning domains used for strategic thinking -- The surf and dive learning domains -- The role of dialogue in the strategic thinking process -- The role of inquiry in critical dialogue -- Intuition as a must-have for learning to think strategically -- Framing -- Shattering frames -- Reframing -- The roles of analysis and intuition in strategic decision making -- Decision-making approaches to strategic thinking -- Coordinating intuition and analysis to facilitate strategic thinking -- The role of culture in strategic thinking -- The challenge of introducing strategic thinking across cultures -- The five critical attributes -- Interplay of the five attributes -- Adaptation as a strategic expectation -- Developing the five essential attributes -- Developing critical reflective processes -- Suggestions for learning to think strategically. "In Learning to Think Strategically author Julia Sloan presents an up until now unexamined account of the relationship between strategic thinking and the learning process involved - taking learning from the academic to the everyday, Learning to Think Strategically is an original primer on how successful strategists learn to think strategically. This authoritative book traces the history of strategy, differentiates strategic thinking from planning, describes the influence of culture, streamlines the roles of rationality and intuition, and identifies five key attributes for learning to think strategically. Learning to Think Strategically asserts that learning is the critical link to strategic thinking. Learning is a "conversion tool" that can transform thinking strategically into a sustainable competitive advantage."--BOOK JACKET.