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Leaders Must Shift From Thinking Critically to Thinking Strategically

Published Mon Jan 30 2023

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The world of work is rapidly evolving, and leaders need to adapt or get out of the way. This is why leadership training is so crucial. Unfortunately, it's leaders who are often the last to admit they need help. . To keep pace with changes occurring in the workplace, leaders need to rethink how they think. Ian Bremmer, author of Us vs. Them, defines strategic thinking as "a reasoning process that supports goal-oriented decision-making using curiosity, information synthesis, and pattern recognition to generate solutions and update your worldview." This means a leader should review and revise their perspectives often and question their own views. A leader who thinks strategically should go beyond critical thinking and be curious, open, and eager to understand views that aren't their own. They're comfortable being wrong and remain relevant by altering their perspectives when given better information.

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