6 Game-Changing Skills for Strategic Leadership

Combine them, and voila!

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Strategic leadership sounds like a good skill for your resume. But what do you actually do as a strategic leader?

It has to do with two things:

1. Strategy/strategic thinking
2. Leadership

Combine them, and voila! Can anyone be a strategic leader? Probably. Some have a bit more natural talent than others.

Now imagine this. When you think about your job, do you go beyond your daily tasks and duties? Do you think your service and product could improve? Do you seek new opportunities and gaps? Do you care about your business strategy?

Yes to all questions? That is a path to strategic leadership.

Strategic leadership

Strategic leadership can be different for various companies, teams, and situations. Yet, there is one thing that is common for every strategic leader you know:

• Their ability to adapt and be flexible.

Try this exercise:

You are at work. What is the big picture? What could it be in the future? 
Visualize how you could best use the resources you have. What could you do with them better?