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What does it take to innovate?

What are those traits that make one business leader see new opportunities, while others either complacently function in the shrinking market, or wait for the right time to act?

Well, most leaders tend to forget that we live in a time of surplus. 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.

You must come up with strong new, creative, and innovative solutions to beat the competition.

𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞, 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐞.

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During a strategic planning cycle, a leader's day tends to be consumed with completing templates and attending planning sessions.

In turn, top-performing personnel who are not members of the C-suite may spend an inordinate amount of time working behind the scenes just to have an idea heard by a potential sponsor.

Unfortunately, some of the best alternatives may never see the light of day.

Even if an idea receives air time, it might be overlooked due to leaders' efforts to quickly complete the planning process so they can return to the real business of business.

Here are the five principles that you must follow to ensure a successful strategic planning process.