Global Strategy

What…is Global Strategy?
Global Strategy is the ability to apply a systematic and replicable methodology to the unique challenges of an organization. If your organization is facing challenges then our strategic services are able to define the organizational issue. Once the issue has been identified we work with you to formulate and execute an actionable roadmap.

Why…is Global Strategy Valuable?
All organizations work with multiple challenges on a day to day basis. By focusing on the challenge, or series of challenges, your organization is capable of developing a robust and complete solution. This includes the ability to develop environment mapping, industry trending, customer and partner needs, and develop a strategic methodology.

Who…Receives this Value?
Your organization, your customers, your suppliers, and your partners all receive value from the proper application of a systematic and communicable strategic plan. Focus allows your organization to succeed in the growing global competitive environment.

Where…can you Apply this Value?
Both the tactical and strategic levels of organization can benefit from the systematic implementation of strategic thought. This can help drive your organizations success in developed and Developing countries around the globe.

How… is this Value Provided?
Thunderbird Learning Consulting Network (TLCN) has an extended and valuable global network ready to meet your organization's challenges. In additional, TLCN is able to field extensive expertise by leveraging our Faculty Consultants original thought leadership to your organization's unique needs.

Business Cases and Thought Pieces

Building Winning Partnerships Through Collaborative Business Planning

A global networking equipment provider (the company) and a Latin American technology solutions provider (the partner) recently won a $10 million deal from one of the region's largest corporations, and now find themselves in "the pole position" for more such business. How? By pushing their collaboration to a new level through a joint business planning strategy process that they learned at Thunderbird.
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Developing a Global Strategy: Oft Discussed but rarely coordinated or successfully implemented

Nothing divides boards more, nor causes heated arguments amongst senior managers more than the formulation and implementation of global strategy. Strategy is always open to interpretation and opinion, largely around cost, risk and speed of market entry or development. This article highlights the logic and the process that all organizations must do to gain sufficient information and forecasts to enable them to embark upon a Global Strategy. The opinions and the feelings are up to individual teams of decision takers.
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Global Strategy: The Challenges of Leading an Organization into the Global Arena

Every organization must undertake an audit to understand how they can leverage the global market to add value. Once they understand their customers' needs, what all major competitors are doing, and the tangible and intangible assets they already have within the organization, a strategy for developing a Global Organization can be developed. Alongside the development and the execution of the strategy there is always the greatest challenge of all, developing a number of Global Leaders.
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Global Strategy: Friedman says "The World is Flat," but most organizations think it won't impact their business!

Tom Friedman's book has become a global best seller, but many US businesses refuse to admit that the world he describes will have any more than a minimal impact on them. This article takes some of the themes from the book and describes the impact it could have on a medium-sized construction business working just in Arizona in the booming Valley of the Sun.
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Thinking Global: Today's Organizational Challenges

It really doesn't matter whether your company turns over $5m or $5b, the challenge remains the same; Think Global, or become subsumed by the challenges the new Global Economy is already bringing. This Thought Leadership gives some solid guidelines of how an organization must consider its Strategic Planning Process.
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Global Strategy: Corporate Strategies and Knowledge Negligence

As last fall's economic meltdown has continued and major blue-chip companies have failed or fallen into a tailspin, questioning business strategies and senior level decisions has come into vogue once again. How could venerable companies like Citicorp and AIG have found themselves in such dire straits? How could longstanding mainstays of the US economy like General Motors and Ford have painted themselves into such a corner?
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