Developing Your Business Acumen Starts By Thinking Big

How to become a Big Picture business leader.

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Originally appeared on Ell Business

Technological innovation, unforeseen events, and the natural evolution of business create a dynamic environment in which decision-makers must view their organization as a whole. Understanding how all the components of a business affect one another is a lynchpin for long-term success in a changing world.

Here are some fundamental considerations for shifting focus from single aspects of a business to the Big Picture.

Big Thinking on Day One

Many of today’s most successful companies began with long-term visions tying business objectives to financial and growth milestones, including market cultivation and employee development. While it’s easy to get caught up in short-term objectives, such as hitting a quarterly sales goal, keeping in mind the core challenges your business addresses and the market relationships you want to develop will focus your efforts on long-term success.

A critical component of big picture thinking is recognizing business opportunities. In The Harvard Business Review’s article titled The Innovator’s DNA, the authors discuss creative intelligence, a type of mindset demonstrated by…