Strategic thinking rarely occurs spontaneously
Risk is a function of how poorly a strategy will perform if the 'wrong' scenario occurs.
Without a goal analytics is aimless and worthless.
Efforts to preserve all industries will lower the national standard of living.
The thing is, continuity of strategic direction and continuous improvement in how you do things are absolutely consistent with each other. In fact, they're mutually reinforcing.
The ability to change constantly and effectively is made easier by high-level continuity.