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Effective pre-meetings aim toidentify issues, resolve political conflicts, and gather inputto prepare for formal meetings. However,making formal policy decisions is not appropriate at pre-meetings; these require full group deliberation and proper governance. The IASP SPP curriculum underlines that pre-meetings facilitate efficient decision-making by addressing preparatory tasks and smoothing potential conflicts.【IASP SPP Study Guide - Meeting Facilitation】【Schwartz, The Art of Strategic Facilitation】

The first step a leader should take after making a mistake is toacknowledge it openly. This demonstrates accountability, builds trust, and sets a tone of integrity that encourages transparency throughout the organization. The IASP SPP curriculum stresses that acknowledgment is essential before corrective actions or root cause analysis can be effective. Failure to acknowledge mistakes can erode credibility and morale. Once acknowledged, leaders can collaboratively work toward solutions and learning from the experience.【IASP SPP Study Guide - Leadership Integrity】【Goleman, Emotional Intelligence】

Michael Porter’s three generic strategies for achieving competitive advantage arecost leadership, differentiation, and focus. These strategies represent different approaches to market positioning and competitive advantage. "Customer first" is a business philosophy but not categorized by Porter as a basic strategy. The IASP SPP curriculum includes Porter’s framework as foundational knowledge for competitive strategy, emphasizing that effective positioning requires selecting and executing one of these generic strategies.【IASP SPP Study Guide - Competitive Strategy】【Porter, Competitive Strategy】

Organizational strategytranslates the shared vision of the future into actionable plans for all employees, aligning resources, behaviors, and goals to achieve desired outcomes. The IASP SPP curriculum emphasizes strategy as a bridge between vision and execution, driving alignment and performance throughout the organization. While performance measures, project management, and compensation systems support strategy, the fundamental role of strategy is guiding organizational action.【IASP SPP Study Guide - Strategy】【Kaplan & Norton, Balanced Scorecard】