TOOLS FOR BIG-PICTURE

THINKING

One organizational guru, Eliot Jaques, proposes that leadership

compensation systems be based on the length of time a leader

needs to look into the future. Another guru, Peter Senge, says

another variable, breadth, should be factored in. Together, they

make the case for this section—the need for successful leaders to

understand and use big-picture thinking tools.

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