Strategic and Long Term Thinking

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"One of the most important starting points is actually just, at a very basic level, creating the white space necessary to be able to have those conversations," she says. "This obviously is easier said than done, but i think we need to start becoming a lot more ruthless in terms of what we accept", he adds. 'You ed to regularly re evaluate and create tighter and tighter criteria for what actually gets on your schedule'

Dorie Clark reveals the critical skills that help us think long-term and set ourselves up for future success.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The three barriers to long-term strategic thinking

2) The top two skills that make you indispensable

3) What to do when you’re stuck in a rut

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— ABOUT DORIE —

Dorie Clark helps individuals and companies get their best ideas heard in a crowded, noisy world. She has been named one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world by Thinkers50, and was honored as the #1 Communication Coach in the world at the Marshall Goldsmith Coaching Awards. She is a keynote speaker and teaches for Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and Columbia Business School. She is the author of Entrepreneurial You, which was named one of Forbes’ Top 5 Business Books of the Year, as well as Reinventing You and Stand Out, which was named the #1 Leadership Book of the Year by Inc. magazine.

A former presidential campaign spokeswoman, Clark has been described by the New York Times as an “expert at self-reinvention and helping others make changes in their lives.” She is a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, and consults and speaks for clients such as Google, Yale University, and the World Bank. She is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School, a producer of a multiple Grammy-winning jazz album, and a Broadway investor.

• Dorie’s book: The Long Game: How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World

• Dorie’s website: DorieClark.com

• Free assessment: The Long Game: Your Strategic Thinking Self-Assessment

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• Study: “Executive Presence” by Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Lauren Leader-Chivée, Laura Sherbin, and Joanne Gordon with Fabiola Dieudonné

• Book: Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini

• Book: The Marshmallow Test: Understanding Self-control and How To Master It by Walter Mischel

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