Strategic Command: Taking the Long View for Organizational Success

Katherine Beatty and Laura Quinn

Organizations can best gain an advantage over their competitors by practicing strategic leadership. But how is strategic leadership accomplished, and who in an organization should be responsible for it? Strategic leadership is a complex process of thinking, acting, and influencing, and it can be exercised not just by individuals but also by teams.

If you were to ask a group of executives to define strategic leadership, you’d likely get as many different answers as there were people in the room. One executive might describe it as creating a shared vision of the future. Another might view it as linking the efforts of everyone in the organization ...

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