LeadDev Berlin 2022 Lena Reinhard

Here is the meta description: Develop effective strategic leadership skills to drive alignment and success in your team by prioritizing intent, decision-making, resource mobilization, and progress monitoring, and making strategic thinking a daily habit.

Key takeaways

Strategic work and leadership are essential for achieving success and aligning teams.
Strategic leadership means handling ambiguity and change, taking big problems, and making decisions.
Four crucial components of strategy are: intent for the future, decision-making, mobilizing limited resources, and monitoring progress.
Strategic work requires time and space to think, act, and prioritize activities.
Daily work contributes to longer-term goals, and alignment with company strategy is key.
Review and adjust strategy regularly to ensure progress and goals are met.
Strategic leadership is not about documents, but about how time is spent.
Take 15-minute blocks everyday to think strategically, ask questions, and align with company goals.
Review progress and adjust actions quarterly, while maintaining alignment with company strategy.
Make strategic leadership a habit by setting boundaries, broadcasting, and asking questions.
Align teams with company strategy by reviewing priorities and plans.
Help teams connect their work to company goals by setting clear direction and priorities.
Create space to think and reflect on strategy daily, weekly, and quarterly.
Encourage team members to ask strategic questions and prioritize wisely.
Set reminders and calendar events to prioritize strategic thinking and action.
Focus on what matters, not just urgent tasks, and prioritize alignment with company strategy.

LeadDev Berlin 2022 Lena Reinhard

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