For the first week’s discussion, you will refer to the illustration of the four phases of strategic planning: formulation, development, implementation, and evaluation in Chapter 1, “Strategic and Workforce Planning”. Within the scope of the development phase, a difference is distinguished between a person who can create a strategy (someone who can understand the process) and a strategic thinker (someone with a developable competency).  

1. There are several elements of strategic thinking listed in Chapter 1 using your professional insight reflect on where you or someone you know has practiced these elements by responding to the following.
   • Demonstrate why hiring people with both a strategic understanding of processes and developable competency attributes may offer a workforce planning competitive advantage.