LMS Development Series Exercises

1 Directory of JI Development Course Exercises C1 – Improving Strategic Judgment Capacity Module 1: Screen 14 Conclusion  This is a warm up exercise intended to get the student thinking about the concepts of “strategy” and “trust.” In the last paragraph of the module summary, the student is asked to do the following:  Look up the definition of “strategy” .  Write down the name of a couple of people they know who are exceptional strategists in business today and answer the following questions about them. 1. Are they able to effectively build trust? 2. How do they do it?  It is optional to share this exercise with their supervisor or mentor. Module 1: Screen 18 Stop & Reflect Exercise  The purpose of this exercise is to stimulate in-depth critical thinking about the role of judgment in the choices and decisions we make every day. Having to justify their comments below stimulates this critical thinking.  The student will describe an incident they faced when they exercised good judgment and an incident when they used bad judgment.  The student will write down the names of people whom they think have good judgment and why they think they have good judgment. From that list, they will identify the one individual they think has the best judgment and tell why they think that individual has the best judgment.  It is optional to share this exercise with their supervisor or mentor. Module 2: Screen 29 Stop & Reflect Exercise  This exercise asks the student to jot down notes on the following four key points in this module. 1. How do you relate the three forms of judgment to leadership? 2. To what extent do you agree with the conclusion that the Big Picture (Strategic) is the rarest form of judgment? 3. Write down the names of some people you know who are examples of each form of judgment. 4. What factors in organizations do you see as interfering with the use of Big Picture (Strategic) judgment? Can this be changed? Write down a couple of things you can do to make improvements in your organization?  It is optional to share this exercise with their supervisor or mentor.