127: You've Been Told to Be More Strategic — But What Does That Actually Mean?

Episode notes

You've been told to "be more strategic." It's in your performance reviews. It's in your job description. But here's the problem: no one has ever actually defined what that means. In this episode, Dr. Nicole breaks down what "strategic" actually means, why Black women are brilliant executors but rarely taught to think like strategists, and how this one gap is keeping high-performing directors stuck as middle managers. What You'll Learn: The real definition of "strategic thinking" (and why corporate feedback is so vague) What strategic thinking looks like at three different leadership levels Why execution excellence stops being enough at the director level The difference between tactical and strategic career management Why most Black women give 150% strategic thinking to their employer's goals — but run their own careers on autopilot Three questions to ask yourself if you've been stuck at director level for more than two years -------- LET'S CONNECT: Work with Dr. Nicole 1:1 to land your executive promotion, increase your impact, and increase your salary by $50–100K. Book your call here ***