Resumen de Developing the big picture
Why do otherwise competent executives so easily gravitate to technical, tactical and practical problems rather than addressing broader questions with the potential for far greater impact? There are two primary reasons. First, admit it - the practical stuff is much easier. One can easily weigh the trade-offs, make a decision with reasoned finality and move swiftly to implementation. As human beings, people seek the satisfaction this problem-solving progression certainly brings. Of greater concern, though, is the fact that some organizational decision makers simply have not acquired and/or developed the conceptual skills needed to operate as leaders in a world filled with ambiguity. Those who teach in business schools shoulder some of the responsibility. They too often teach business disciplines as stand-alone subject matter, offering only a single capstone course to bring in the big picture. Organizations themselves must also share the blame.
