To scale up successfully, business founders have to balance their operational goals against a backdrop of strategy. In this article, I’m going to look at why this balance between strategic and ...

Operational thinking bridges strategy and execution. Map systems, find pain points, test solutions, and align operations with goals to drive real impact.

Operational decision-making today must extend beyond battlefield tactics to consider political realities, technological ...

Over the past several decades, HBR has published numerous articles about how best to develop strategy. This glossary contains ...

Take These 5 Steps to Improve Your Strategic Thinking I’ve seen too many leaders get stuck in day-to-day operations and lose sight of the larger picture.

The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has called for sharper and smarter strategic thinking and synergy among ...

11. Celebrate Failures One strategy to help build a culture of curiosity and innovative thinking is to create an environment where failure is healthy.

Yet, the operational level of warfare remains underdeveloped. To rapidly train officers in operational warfare, the U.S. Air Force needs to revamp professional military education to focus on ...