Strategic Planning: Everything You Really Need to Know

A Critical Skill for Strategic Thinking
The eighth critical skill for great strategic thinking is seeking advice.
Great strategists rarely make strategic decisions by themselves.  They usually prefer to get input from people who are closer to the issues. They also highly value the input of people who may simply have much different perspectives from their own.  This...

Customer Loyalty
There are almost as many definitions of customer loyalty as there are companies which try to build and sustain the concept. Some of the components are common, however. Let’s take a look at some of them.
The first component is dependability....

Strategic Thinking Skill
The seventh strategic thinking skill may not seem like a skill at all.
Taking time to recharge yourself, however, is an absolutely crucial strategic thinking skill.  This key item both improves productivity and allows for separate, rich strategic thinking....

Lifelong learning
Lifelong learning, the sixth key ability that is crucial to great strategic thinking, is constant.
The learning we are talking about here is not limited to your area of expertise or your line of business.  Conversely, it extends to learning about anything that may enhance your understanding of  the world and how it works....