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“Strategic thinking is the third style and it focuses on ultimate purposes and long-term objectives. It focuses on the horizon, it looks for meaning and purpose and true “success.” Strategic thinking helps the Reactive thinker separate the brief and unexpected opportunities from the distracting disasters.” Coach Phil Humbert
“Many people have observed that our society suffers from a lack of Strategic, long-term thinking. Too many managers and CEO’s focus only on next quarter’s profit, at any price. Too many of us focus on “getting through the day” (Reactive) or getting the next promotion (Managerial), without asking the Strategic question, “Why?”

Strategic thinking requires time and space, and it’s hard work. Few of us enjoy asking the “big questions” of what we believe, where we are going, and what we are doing with our lives. Strategic thinking requires time to be pensive, take notes, to ponder and reflect. For most of us, Strategic thinking is an acquired skill, and many of us shy away from it.” COach Phil Humbert

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Too many of us never have learned about different types of thinking. Make a few notes about how you think, and how you get things done. Your present techniques are your foundation and create one lens or perspective. Then consider ways that you admire how others think and aprroach similar situations. Are there skills or approaches that they use that may help you? Adopt or try some on for fun.

One manager used to say docuement you ideas Mary, and with certain facts developed I was able to get almost everything (projects) I wanted completed. I managed to get promoted, create another job position for someone else that helped 3 departments work better, get the(my) office computerized and when working on a major construction project for the college had many useful features added which cost more! Everyone won. One idea that helped many. Try some of this (the exercises above) in your life.
Mary MacIntyre