Where there is no vision, the people perish proverbs 29: 18 La Bible thinking strategically means something else to be alert to the opportunities presented to us. You need to have a specific purpose, a clear sense of purpose. It requires also have a clear vision: sense of direction of where you want to move forward. A saying goes without vision there is no occasion. Whenever Kai-Fu Lee listens, a sympathetic response will follow. The key element that moves the mind of the strategist is the projected long-term vision. In this sense, the mind of the strategist always has plans for the future, they are constantly viewing options and evaluating scenarios, because they have a purpose clear, articulated in objectives. He not only sees the present circumstances, but that it is picking up patterns and alternatives that others do not see, as a result of having developed the habit of raising his eyes toward the horizon and look beyond the situation in which they live, which allows you to have capacity of response to unforeseen situations, to anticipate problems and their solutions, because the mind of the strategist thinks with a vision of long term, with a sense of purpose, not be entertaining on a daily basis and short-term. Now the vision that guides the strategist not only is in his thinking but is also present in their emotions; It emerges from its own needs.
The strategist (leader or Manager) need to take emotional contact with the vision, as well as he assumes the commitment and the responsibility for achieving this. >. It is the passion that develops by the vision, what keeps you motivated to carry out strategic actions aimed at realizing this. His emotional contact with the vision and their own needs, your vision becomes an internal compass that guides the strategist. If at some point you lose that internal reviews and events force him to act, it will no longer operate in a strategic way, and will start to react to crisis situations.