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Strategic Thinking Skills for Entrepreneurs
Strategic Thinking Skills as a Tool for Entrepreneurial Success
What comes to mind when you read or hear the term strategic thinking skills? You may know it’s essential for your career and your business, but how do you actually do it? I think back to when I first started telling family members that we all needed to become thinking people. They stared at me without saying a word and waited for me to explain what I meant. I told them that no matter what we were about to embark on in our lives, we had to step back and think about it strategically. This would enable us all to make the very best decisions at the time it counted most. This led to ongoing, deep conversations about how best to make sure we were being strategic in our thinking. That’s when I decided to learn more about strategic thinking for entrepreneurs as I was growing my business.
First off, let’s define strategic thinking skills. For entrepreneurs this may mean something different to everyone, depending upon your background and beliefs. Strategic thinking is simply an intentional and rational thought process that focuses on the analysis of critical factors and variables that will influence the long-term success of a business, a team, or an individual.
