Title: Why Is Strategic Thinking Important to the Success of Business? | Your Business
Headings: Why Is Strategic Thinking Important to the Success of Business?
Why Is Strategic Thinking Important to the Success of Business?
Missing Opportunities
Focusing on Problem Solving
Creating a Clear Strategy
Being Proactive

Content: Operational Risk vs. Business Risk
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Strategic thinking helps your business achieve its goals more rapidly. Success comes as a result of thinking about how you can proactively accomplish your objectives instead of just reacting to business conditions. A strategic mind-set also encourages you to determine the best use of resources at your disposal and how to align them with your action plan. Missing Opportunities
Strategic thinking helps you recognize and take advantage of windfall opportunities. If you're always thinking about what problems your company faces, you have little time left to plan for the future. Windfall opportunities are those that could result in rapid business growth, such as a chance to recruit away disgruntled workers from your competitor or buy out inventory from a competitor's liquidation sale. Focusing on Problem Solving
Strategic thinking also encourages you to take a long view of your company's business model and operations. Your company could have persistent operational problems that prevent it from maximizing success, so you and your employees must think critically about the root causes of problems. For example, you could study overhead costs such as printing, looking for the core reasons why your business wastes paper and toner. Then you can revise your policies and procedures so printing is no longer a drain on your overhead budget.