For talent development leaders to gain buy-in from senior executives and be accepted as strategic business partners, we must be able to confidently speak and understand strategy. Our unique position allows us three pivotal roles to facilitate change and influence strategic thinking and execution at the enterprise level. This session will help you identify essential components of your organization's strategy, including the critical difference between mission versus vision, goals versus objectives, values versus guiding principles, and critical success factors versus strategies. You will explore talent development's three influential roles in carrying out strategy. Plus, learn the 10 commonly faced pitfalls of strategy planning and how to apply a strategic planning framework to solve both business and talent management issues.