Have you ever wondered how companies like Amazon achieve so much success while other businesses remain small and keep fighting to stay afloat? Well, one of the reasons between Amazon and not-so-successful companies is in the approach they take for business. Companies like Amazon are strategically driven while other companies typically take tactical measures and focus on short term goals.

Companies like Toys R Us, Blockbuster, and Polaroid recently shutdown. If these companies had been strategical in their approach, they would still be operational. World’s most valuable companies

Strategic thinking vs tactical thinking

If you ask business leaders to plan for long –term, it will give them chills. Long-term planning is difficult because there’s a high level of uncertainty associated with it. So businesses focus on short–term goals to increase their bottom line. Long –term planning has its cons. Companies often face organizational and political pressure due to their plans. A strategic approach also makes justifying decisions hard as leaders are under constant pressure to show short-term shareholder value.

Tactical thinking, on the other hand, aims to achieve short–term goals. Strategic leaders act at the moment to secure future profitability and sustainability. Strategic leaders evolve with time and rise up to opportunities.

Becoming strategic takes mental effort and indomitable willingness to become one.

How can companies become strategical in their approach to business?

Companies can become strategical by adopting the following approaches:

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