Strategic Thinking is a process to identify ways to move a person, team, or organization toward a long-term goal. When you think strategically, you have to anticipate setbacks and challenges and have a plan to deal with them. You also have to measure your progress toward the goal.

How Does Thinking this Way Help You Be a Better Leader?

My team went through this with the Covid-19 pandemic. At the very start of the spread, our strategy was to reschedule meetings postponed due to meeting restrictions. Next, we had to adapt when the restrictions increased and the weeks of delay turned to months.

Eventually, we realized that our customers were being forced to transform their in-person meetings to virtual. Many of these customers had little or no experience organizing big virtual meetings. Since we had that expertise, we were able to quickly adapt to the new needs of the market. Good leaders are able to do this.

Poor leaders tend to be more reactionary. When challenges develop, the poor leader is always playing catch-up. This type of leadership is like playing baseball and just watching the ball go by you. The more times that you do this, the more strikes are against you. Eventually, you have to swing out of desperation. A better strategy is to study the pitcher. If he throws his fastball high in the strike zone 80% of the time on the first pitch, I can anticipate that. When I see that action, I can capitalize on it. If he doesn’t, I make an adjustment on the second pitch.

For additional information about How to Build Strong Leaders within Your Organization, click the link to that article.

How to Think Strategically So that Others See You as a Great Leader.

Anticipate Challenges that May Develop Before They Appear.

Brainstorm Multiple Options/Solutions So You Create Built-In Backup Plans.

For additional information about The Five-Step Problem-Solving Process, click the link to that article.

Create Milestones (Goals) to Move Toward.

Measure Your Progress to Determine If You Are Moving Forward or Backward.

Identify Ways to Constantly Improve Personnel and Processes.

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Strategic Thinking: Make Strategic Thinking Part of Your Team Culture

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