Mind Challenge Index

  1. 1

    • The Play of Analysis

    • Guidelines CoachingOurselves Module

    • Facilitator notes

    • Management Happenings (10 min.)
  2. 2

    • Topic Overview (1 min.)

    • To Be Avoided! (1 min.)

    • Why Do We Do Analysis? (5 min.)
  3. 3

    • The Role of Formal Analysis in Organizations (5 min.)

    • When Too Much or Too Little Analysis Gets Done (5 min.)

    • Paralysis by Analysis: Three Typical Scenarios (10 min.)

    • Extinction by Instinct: Three Typical Scenarios (10 min.)

    • Diagnosing Your Organization (20 min.)

    • Getting the Balance Right (5 min.)

    • Following Through (10 min.)

  4. 4

    • Wrap up (5 min.)

    • That's it!

    • Reading and References

Instructor(s)

Professor

Ann Langley

Ann Langley is Professor of Strategic Management at HEC Montréal, Canada. She worked for several years in the private and public sectors as an analyst and consultant. Her early research was inspired by these experiences, and dealt with the roles of formal analysis in strategic decision making. Her current work focuses on strategic change and various dimensions of the practice of strategy. She is co-founder of the Strategy as Practice Study Group at HEC Montréal and adjunct professor at University of Montreal and the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. She has published over 50 articles and two books.