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Podcast: The Accountability Minute:Business Acceleration|Productivity
Episode: What is Strategic Thinking and How to Apply it to Your Business
Description: The theory of strategic thinking has been gaining steam in the business world. While it follows the same outline as strategic planning, it differs in that it allows more flexibility, greater creativity, and more collaboration among multiple levels of management. Essentially, strategic thinking is a method outlining 5 basic steps:Understanding the implications of strategic actionsHolding the past, present, and future in mind in order to make effective decisionsFocusing on the goal of the action with the intent of achieving itCombining critical and creative thinking to all decisions“Intelligent optimism,” the ability to respond...