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Strategic thinking
From the course: Leadership Foundations
Strategic thinking
- Do you have the ability to paint a picture of the future, to offer ideas that will solve complex problems and goals that will achieve business results? And can you convey your ideas in a clear, concise, and compelling way that invokes buy-in, followship and action? If you answered yes, then you are demonstrating strategic thinking skills. If you did not answer yes to all of these, I challenge you to develop this important skill. Why? Because workers today want to work for leaders who have the vision, know-how to get things done, and who have the knowledge and business acumen to achieve results. This skill can be developed by every leader at every level. I had to do so over a number of years in my own career. Here are a few steps that I took. First, get around people who are smarter and more experienced than you and who are already successful in the organization in the work that you perform and/or in your industry.…
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