Are you a strategic thinker or just a planner?

I made the point in the first of these columns that one of the main differences between leadership and management is the ability to have a strategic perspective and think strategically. This is universally expected of leaders, almost never taught to anyone formally, and therefore often marks one of the tougher transitions for very successful managers in becoming effective leaders.

...In developing this skill, executives need to recognize what the great business strategist Henry Mintzberg and others have noted: Strategic planning IS NOT strategic thinking….at least not as practiced by many organizations.

Read full article: Washington Technology, August 16, 2016