One of the most overused terms in the professional world (and rightly so!) and specifically in most career specific discussions is 'Strategic Thinking'.
What really is Strategic Thinking ? As the author Pearl Zhu puts it '“Strategic Thinking is about “Keeping the end in mind. It's a bridge between where you are and where you want to be.'
Other phrases it is normally associated with are-
'Bigger Picture perspective', 'Long Term thinking', 'Vision->Execution'.
While it is commonplace to hear a feedback like 'You need to be more strategic' and yet it is also way far from being close to anything actionable. How can you become more Strategic ? Are there any prescribed ways ?
I found this HBR article by Nina Bowman https://lnkd.in/g-agJj9 quite actionable in this regard.
Here are the 4 ways Nina suggests to embrace strategic thinking skills (and more in my #sketchnote summary)
1. Know: Observe and Seek Trends
2. Think: Ask the Tough #Questions
3. Speak: Sound Strategic
4. Act: Make Time for Thinking and Embrace Conflict
(Thanks Ramkumar Narayanan for sharing this article)
How do you prefer to grow your strategic thinking skills ?
#strategy #strategicthiking
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