Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works
Learn a proven approach to strategy that is used by leading organizations around the world.
Explore a winning strategy framework.
Experience the process of creating a strategy and learn a proven approach to strategy that is used by leading organizations around the world. Strategy is about choice – explicitly choosing what you will do and not do to win with customers and against your competition. The Playing to Win framework uses five questions that help you drill down to create and test a new business strategy.
Adjunct Professor, Faculty-at-Large, Rotman School of Management; Global Director, Strategy, IDEO
Jennifer Riel is an Adjunct Professor, Facutly-at-large at Rotman where she has taught strategy, innovation and integrative thinking to undergraduate, MBA and executive audiences. In this capacity, Jennifer has created and led custom workshops with large public and private sector organizations around the world.
In her day job, Jennifer leads strategy work at IDEO, the global innovation consulting firm. She also serves as strategy and innovation advisor to senior leaders at several Fortune 100 companies. She has published articles in the Globe and Mail, Businessweek, Strategy Magazine and Rotman Magazine, as well on online at Fortune.com and the Daily Beast.
Build your strategy skills in this intensive, hands-on workshop.
Throughout the course of a day, you’ll apply the 5 questions to a real-world case example and move through the process of creating and testing a possible new strategy. This session is a balanced blend of the hands-on experience of the process, reflection and group discussions. By the end of the program, participants will:
- Learn a proven approach to strategy that is used by leading organizations around the world
- Develop the strategic capability to make better strategic choices for their organization
- Experience the process of creating a strategy using AG Lafley and Roger Martin’s Playing to Win framework
- Be given The Playing to Win Strategy Toolkit as a resource guide to apply this in the organization
- Receive coaching in a small group setting, helping to apply the framework when back at work
Testimonials
Testimonials
If you want to truly start playing to win rather than playing to play, choose Rotman! Rotman’s a real “hot spot” buzzing with innovation and energy, and the “Playing to Win” executive education workshop is an extremely powerful, provocative and positive strategy program.
Dr. Bart Tkaczyk, MBA | President & CEO
ENERGIZERS, LLC
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Participant Notification Process
If space is available and eligibility requirements are met, participants will receive a notice of admission within 10 days of receipt of a completed application and fee deposit.
Payment and Fee Reduction
Payment
Payments can be made online. Applicants will be redirected to a secure online payment website after completion of the application form. Deposits will be refunded to applicants not accepted to the program.
Fee Reduction
Rotman Executive Program graduates and Rotman alumni are eligible for a 25% discount on this program. Discounts cannot be combined but we will honour the greater discount amount towards the program fee. For more information on additional discounts, visit RotmanExecutive.com/Discounts. Discounts are not redeemable for cash.
*Participants will be responsible for their own travel, accommodation and incidental costs. Participants requiring accommodation during the program are eligible for preferred Rotman rates at select hotels. For more information contact an Executive Programs representative at executiveprograms@rotman.utoronto.ca.
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