This is a fabulous article and information…….I am a solutions provider and being a top down thinker is critical to being successful in this or any management and leadership role
Excerpt……For the first 5 years of my career I was a “bottom up” thinker and worker. I assembled tons of data, grouped things, found results and drew conclusions. It was difficult to make the transition to a “top down” thinker but as a senior executive – and as an entrepreneur – you’re far less effective without this skill in your arsenal. You need to be able to structure problems / solutions at the appropriate level to communicate effective and drive decision-making.
The difference is in formulating hypothesis then testing conclusions / data vs. assembling data and finding patterns. I know it might sound a bit esoteric so let me explain:
Read full article….via The Benefits of Top-Down Thinking & Why it is Critical to Entrepreneurs. From Mark Suster
