Whether you're a Business owner, an internal HR coach, an executive coach or a department head within an organisation, your role is to focus on the long-term goals of the business or company, build a positive business or corporate culture, encourage your colleagues to do the necessary tasks that will help the business build a viable market presence.
The end of the year is often a time to take a break, rest and re-charge both the body and the mind, and once revitalised to consider the future direction and goals for the new year.
Most advisors are asking their business owners and executives to be more strategic.
Strategic thinking is about taking that step back to ponder the purpose (vision or mission) of any exercise, project or meeting.
Strategic thinking considers a broader point of view, connectivity to stakeholders and/or shareholders and other functional groups, and includes having an "end game" in mind. Being both strategic and a good business partner requires some time, but like planning any project that requires preparation, in the end you'll find you save time when your up-front planning has been thorough.
Whenever we can visualise the finished product or outcome ahead of time, we are halfway there already. The ability to feel and experience the success before we reach it sets the project in subconscious motion.
Whether you are participating in a group or are talking one-on-one, it is all about helping others make better decisions.
Strategic thinking and systems thinking are two valuable 21st-century skill sets.
While partnering and collaborating skills are critical to achieving the business mission since all the work is done through relationships.
