How To Be A Strategic Thinker

Instructions

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  Have a vision
  
  It is important to have a vision of where you want your company to be in the next 5 to 10 years and devised plans or methods to get there. This is by working relentlessly and also letting your staff know, feel and see the big picture. This big picture will be a compass to the way you will think and operate in terms of ideas that will lead you to your goal.
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  Set goals
  
  This are the targets that the company needs to attain before a certain period, they could be short or long term, but they are helpful goal targets that will help one to think of strategic ways to accomplish those goal, which short term goal or long term goals, the company does not have a path to succeed. These goals will cause the leader, or project team managers to think constructively or generate ideas that will help them attain the company’s goal.
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  Be curious
  
  In order to be a strategic thinker, one has to be inquisitive about everything pertaining to how to give the business the boost it requires. One has to have an enquiring mind, question systems, methods, even their opinions. Their minds must be open to wanting to know new things, and ways to help the company grow. Curiosity is the reason you can see this right now.
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  Have a healthy risk appetite
  
  They should be willing to defy the odds and take calculated risks to attain their goals. They should have people that are ready to plunge into the deep and come out braver than before. Not all risks are meant to be successful, that’s why they are called risks, it’s either one triumphs with them or learn from them. It is important as a strategic thinker to never hold back on their ideas or implementing risks.
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  Prioritize
  
  This people should have the ability to know when to put things first, as they can’t afford to have complications due to the choking of schedules. Organization comes to mind in this area and they should be able to handle what is important and needed right now than what is happening in the next 1 hour or 2days.
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  Be willing to learn
  
  They are always ready to learn. Education doesn’t stop for people who want to develop how they think. They are willing to be schooled by younger generations, older or even present. Whatever they don’t know, they are willing to learn. In this area, experience doesn’t count, but a continuous learning to improve the present state of the business. Always be ready to learn new things and anything to grow as an individual and for your business.
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  Be creative
  
  Brainstorming is a way to be creative in the lane of strategic thinking. When one gets in the zone of thinking according to the goals of the company and plans, they can brainstorm ideas to help them get to that goal efficiently and effectively, which automatically spurns out creativity when you look at the bigger picture. It is creativity that gets any business to where it supposed to be.
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  Learn from the past experiences
  
  New experiences can help one attain the goals that they need to be successful in the game. For example; traveling to a new place can give you new ideas to incorporate into your business strategies. Ne experience can open your creative wingspan to explore potential life changing ideas for you and the company you intend to establish.
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  All it takes is for one to have an open mind to new possibilities, and with that there are no limitations to what your mind can fathom if you give it the chance.