How are you building your strategic thinking skills?

In a world that focuses more on consuming than creating, where the majority reacts to the news rather than shape the news, those who stay observing and keep a pulse on the trends and patterns will always come out on top.

If you are looking to gain a competitive advantage in any environment, either as a job seeker in a sea of several candidates, an employee aiming for career advancement, or an entrepreneur seeking to enter and win your target market, the questions for you are thus:

• What business trends are you keeping an eye out for?
• How well do you look out for the “news behind the news”?
• Are you getting better at sifting the data from the noise?
• What patterns are you uncovering across successful corporations, management systems, and entrepreneurs?
• How good have you gotten at predicting market outcomes before the news unfolds in public?

In summary, how are you building your strategic thinking skills?