OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND
Strategy involves an ongoing discovery process that has both top-down and bottom-up elements. To put it differently, many people play a part in leading their organizations strategically. It's true that the CEO is ultimately responsible for deciding on a path for the organization and that the senior management team is usually also involved. But this does not mean that they are the only—or even the best—strategic leaders in the organization.
A particularly critical competency for strategic leaders is systems thinking, which allows leaders to discern the complex interrelationships among the variables that contribute to organizational success.
There are many opportunities to exercise strategic leadership for anyone whose decisions ...
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