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3 strategies and tactics for Advanced Skills

What is Advanced Skills strategy?

Team success often hinges on the ability to develop and implement effective strategies and tactics. It's a bit like playing chess, except that you have more than 1 player on each side.

Identifying the optimal Advanced Skills strategy can be challenging, especially when everyday tasks consume your time. To help you, we've assembled a list of examples to ignite your creativity.

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Advanced Skills strategy examples

We've added many examples of Advanced Skills tactics, including a series of action items. We hope that this will make these examples as practical and useful as possible.

Strategies and tactics for equipping candidates with advanced skills

  • ⛳️ Strategy 1: Develop a comprehensive curriculum

    • Review existing economics curricula at other leading universities
    • Consult with industry professionals for practical insights
    • Include courses on advanced research methodologies
    • Integrate courses on policy analysis and economic modelling
    • Create a module on critical thinking and problem-solving
    • Incorporate case studies of successful economic policies
    • Design interactive workshops with policy makers
    • Offer elective courses in niche areas of economics
    • Build a capstone project centred on real-world economic issues
    • Continuously update curriculum based on economic trends
  • ⛳️ Strategy 2: Foster a robust research culture

    • Establish partnerships with international research institutions
    • Provide funding for student-led research projects
    • Organise regular research seminars and conferences
    • Encourage publications in high-impact journals
    • Develop a mentorship programme with experienced researchers
    • Facilitate access to extensive research databases
    • Promote interdisciplinary research collaborations
    • Introduce research grants and awards for exceptional work
    • Develop a platform for sharing research findings
    • Create an alumni network for ongoing research collaboration
  • ⛳️ Strategy 3: Build strong industry connections

    • Reach out to government bodies for collaborative opportunities
    • Establish partnerships with international organisations
    • Connect with think tanks for joint research projects
    • Invite industry leaders for guest lectures
    • Set up internship programmes in policy-making entities
    • Organise networking events for students and professionals
    • Participate in economic policy forums and discussions
    • Develop an advisory board with industry experts
    • Offer consultancy services to governments and organisations
    • Track alumni career paths for stakeholder engagement

Strategies and tactics for equipping Students with Advanced Research Skills in Economics

  • ⛳️ Strategy 1: Enhance curriculum design

    • Conduct a needs assessment to identify current gaps in research skills
    • Integrate advanced statistical software training into existing modules
    • Establish partnerships with research institutions for curriculum input
    • Include case studies of real-world economic research in coursework
    • Develop specialised modules focused on emerging economic issues
    • Offer interdisciplinary courses that combine economics with technology
    • Incorporate a mandatory research project into the final year curriculum
    • Organise regular workshops on advanced research methodologies
    • Facilitate peer review sessions for research projects within the programme
    • Continuously update reading lists with current economic research findings
  • ⛳️ Strategy 2: Build industry and academic partnerships

    • Reach out to top economic research firms for internship opportunities
    • Create a network of alumni working in relevant research fields
    • Invite industry experts to give guest lectures or seminars
    • Collaborate with other universities on joint research projects
    • Facilitate student participation in academic conferences
    • Engage with policy makers for applied research opportunities
    • Establish a mentoring programme with industry professionals
    • Seek collaborations for funding research scholarships
    • Organise 'Economics in Practice' field visits
    • Host annual economic research symposiums with external partners
  • ⛳️ Strategy 3: Foster a research-centric environment

    • Provide access to state-of-the-art research tools and libraries
    • Offer competitive research grants for student-led projects
    • Establish a student-led economics research club
    • Encourage faculty to write joint research papers with students
    • Promote a culture of knowledge-sharing through regular research colloquiums
    • Enhance digital resources for research, like databases and e-journals
    • Create awards or recognitions for outstanding research contributions
    • Develop workshops on research communication skills
    • Regularly publish a student-led economics research journal
    • Implement a feedback system for improving research activities

Strategies and tactics for enhancing Customer-Centric Approach at Dashen Bank

  • ⛳️ Strategy 1: Enhance personalisation through advanced analytics

    • Employ advanced data analytics to segment customers based on behaviours and preferences
    • Conduct regular customer surveys to gather data on changing needs and preferences
    • Develop tailored banking products and services for different customer segments
    • Integrate a CRM system to track and personalise every customer interaction
    • Leverage customer data to offer personalised marketing campaigns
    • Utilise AI-driven personalisation tools to recommend products and services
    • Create personalised customer journey maps to improve the customer experience
    • Implement a feedback loop to continually refine personalisation efforts
    • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment in personalisation strategies
    • Set and monitor KPIs to measure the effectiveness of personalisation efforts
  • ⛳️ Strategy 2: Improve transparency and communication across all channels

    • Develop standard templates for all customer communications to ensure consistency
    • Create an educational content library consisting of FAQs, tutorials, and guides
    • Ensure all communication channels provide clear information on products and fees
    • Regularly update customers on changes to products or fees through multiple channels
    • Establish a centralised CRM to enhance tracking of customer interactions
    • Train staff on clear and effective communication techniques
    • Provide transparent customer service guidelines across digital and branch channels
    • Implement a feedback mechanism for customers to rate communication clarity
    • Benchmark against industry best practices for clarity and transparency
    • Monitor customer satisfaction and confusion indexes to fine-tune communication strategies
  • ⛳️ Strategy 3: Streamline processes to boost efficiency and digital engagement

    • Map current customer journey processes to identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies
    • Implement lean methodologies to streamline workflows and reduce wait times
    • Invest in technology to automate key customer service functions
    • Enhance mobile and digital platforms to provide seamless service access
    • Develop a user-focused design for digital banking interfaces
    • Increase cloud infrastructure investment to support more scalable digital solutions
    • Implement real-time performance tracking tools to monitor service efficiency
    • Create cross-training programs to enhance staff efficiency in multiple roles
    • Use AI tools for proactive customer support and issue resolution
    • Benchmark digital engagement levels against competitors to identify areas for improvement

How to track your Advanced Skills strategies and tactics

Having a plan is one thing, sticking to it is another.

Don't fall into the set-and-forget trap. It is important to adopt a weekly check-in process to keep your strategy agile – otherwise this is nothing more than a reporting exercise.

A tool like Tability can also help you by combining AI and goal-setting to keep you on track.

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