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How to Lead with a Strategic Vision - Nu Leadership Series

By: Daryl G.

“ Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand.”
Colin Powell

As I scramble to meet the next business deadline, I understand that organizations can get sidetracked while dealing with today’s problems. Therefore, leaders need to constantly stay focused and think strategically. Some leaders make decisions for short-term gain. However, good planning doesn’t always equate to strategic planning.

Strategic thinking involves recognizing and focusing on issues and events that are significant in decision-making. If you work a day job and build your dreams at night, you are more than a moonlighter. You are operating in duality. Wacker, Taylor, and Means, management experts, maintain that successful companies exist in duality while maneuvering in the present and future.

Likewise, if you want to be a different breed of leader, you must focus on long-term objectives, not short-term gains. I hope that this knowledge brings you closer to the reality of your vision. Don’t let your followers be distracted by short-term results. Similarly, you shouldn’t be either. Inspire your followers with a shared vision, thereby preparing for long-term benefits.

References:

Mitchell, R. (2005). Strategic Thinking. Received on June 6, 2006 from http://www.csun.edu/~hfmgt001/st-thinking.htm.

Wacker, W., Taylor, J., & Means, H. (2000). New York: HarperBusiness.


© 2006 by Daryl D. Green

Examine how vision plays a part in strategic thinking for a leader. Read the series on strategic thinking in the Nu Leadership Series for more management depth. Nu Leadership is a column that explores the changing workforce and social environment as it relates to leadership development.

Daryl D. Green has published over 100 articles in the field of decision-making and leadership. Mr. Green is also the author of two acclaimed books, Awakening the Talents Within and My Cup Runneth Over. Mr. Green has a BS in engineering and a MA in organizational management. Currently, he is pursuing a doctoral degree in strategic leadership. For more information, please visit http://www.darylgreen.org.

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