Strategy Huddle

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9 weeks, 1 hour a week
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Beginner
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This course applies sports management lessons to business strategy, focusing on leadership, innovation, and competitive advantage using real-world sports analogies. This course offers a dynamic exploration of strategic thinking through the lens of sports, making complex business concepts accessible and engaging. It bridges the gap between sports and strategy, showing how lessons from the field can drive innovation and leadership in the corporate world. Designed for professionals seeking to enhance their strategic mindset, it provides practical insights and real-world applications. This course is ideal for business professionals, managers, and leaders looking to enhance their strategic thinking. It is suitable for both experienced managers and those new to strategic management. A basic understanding of business concepts is helpful, but the course is designed to be accessible and engaging for all levels. This course bridges sports and business strategy, starting with disruptive innovation and core competencies. It progresses through competitive advantage, leadership, and understanding the external environment, before focusing on strategic learning and behavioral strategies. Practical case studies provide real-world applications. This course is based on Strategy Huddle, by Deepak Dhayanithy. Copyright ©2021 by Sage Publications Limited. All rights reserved, including rights for text and data mining and training of artificial technologies or similar technologies. Published by Sage Publications Limited, London. Used by arrangement with Sage Publications Limited.

Syllabus

In Pursuit of Disruptive Innovation
- This module explores the concept of disruptive innovation through historical and contemporary examples in sports, examining how creative breakthroughs have reshaped industries and redefined performance standards.
Internal Organization and Winning Core Competencies
- This module explores how organizations identify, develop, and leverage core competencies and VRIN resources to achieve strategic fit and gain a competitive advantage. It covers real-world examples from sports and business, analyzing how these elements contribute to long-term success. Learners will gain insights into aligning resources with organizational strategies effectively.
Appreciating the External Environment
- This module explores how external factors influence business and athletic strategies, focusing on tools like PESTEL and Porter's Five Forces. Learners will analyze the role of environmental scanning in strategic decision-making and understand the global impact of collegiate sports systems.
Blue Ocean Strategy: Cricket and Celebrities
- This module explores the principles of Blue Ocean Strategy through real-world examples, such as T20 cricket and Fortnite Battle Royale. It explains how innovative strategies can create new market spaces and disrupt traditional industries. Learners will gain insights into applying strategic frameworks to identify new opportunities.
Strategic Learning: Good to Great!
- This module explores the concepts of double-loop learning, group dynamics, and hypothesis testing through real-world examples from sports and business. Learners will gain insights into how top performers continuously adapt and improve. It emphasizes the importance of reflecting on actions and outcomes to achieve excellence.
The Lustrous Strategic Leadership
- This module explores various leadership styles such as transformational, authentic, and servant leadership, with real-world examples from sports and business. Learners will analyze how these styles impact team performance and organizational success. It also highlights the challenges faced by women in leadership roles and the legacy of influential leaders.
Being Spot On Using Behavioural Strategy!
- This module explores how cognitive biases and behavioral economics principles influence decision-making in various contexts. It delves into real-world examples, such as the 'hot hand' phenomenon and loss aversion, to help learners recognize and address rationality blind spots. By the end, learners will gain practical insights into improving strategic thinking and decision-making processes.
Sorting Out the Network with Bosman Ruling and Resource Dependence Theory
- This module explores how external forces and network structures shape organizational behavior, with a focus on the Bosman ruling and Resource Dependence Theory. Learners will analyze the dynamics of power, resource control, and strategic positioning in sports and business networks. The module provides insights into how organizations navigate interdependent systems to maintain influence and autonomy.
Battle of the Sexes
- This module explores gender disparities in sports, including wage gaps, visibility, and representation in sports governance. It examines challenges faced by women in both sports and other industries, and highlights the importance of equity and diversity in leadership roles. Learners will gain insights into systemic inequalities and strategies for promoting fairness.