{"id":12253,"date":"2023-09-04T11:35:54","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T11:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mysourcefunding.com\/leadership\/finding-the-time-as-a-leader-to-think-strategically\/"},"modified":"2023-09-04T11:35:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T11:35:55","slug":"finding-the-time-as-a-leader-to-think-strategically","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mysourcefunding.com\/?p=12253","title":{"rendered":"Finding The Time As a Leader To Think Strategically"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Strategic thinking is a critical part of a leader\u2019s role, but here\u2019s the thing; CEOs just don\u2019t have the time for it now.<\/p>\n

Talking to leaders today, you hear a familiar story of a squeeze on quality strategic thinking time, or \u2018STT\u2019. Various surveys stand this up, with one piece of research revealing that as many as 96% of leaders questioned said they lacked strategic thinking time. When I conducted a small LinkedIn poll of my own recently, more than half of those who took part said they either had no time, or could only find it occasionally.<\/p>\n

Does this matter? Yes, it really does. Strategic thinking is how a leadership team shapes a clear direction for their organization. STT enables a leader to take stock of where their business is now, where it wants to be and what it needs to do to get there. And in a fast-moving world, you cannot limit this to the three or five-year cycle of your long-term plan.<\/p>\n

During those time frames, challenges and opportunities fly at you thick and fast and the environment in which you\u2019re operating can change quickly. New technologies and work patterns take hold and global events such as pandemics have us throwing out well-laid plans. The agile leader doesn\u2019t stop thinking strategically, and to manage this they must find the time and space regularly and protect it.<\/p>\n

Five things to consider for STT<\/h2>\n

So, how does the leader achieve \u2018STT\u2019? Here are five things to consider:<\/p>\n

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