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6 Ways to Screen Job Candidates for Strategic Thinking

Harvard Business Review

And fourth, they have a global perspective. Second, their big-picture perspective helps a firm avoid major problems and conflicts by connecting the dots and seeing the interrelationships between business elements. Third, their external focus keeps everyone aware of emerging trends in the economy and the industry.

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Identifying Root Causes Beats Quick Fixes Every Time

Frank Sonnenberg Online

A friend works for a global consumer-goods company that announced diversity initiatives that included setting goals to add both women and minorities at assorted levels of the organization, including director and executive levels. Great in theory, but are there enough trained and qualified people in those groups who want those jobs?

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