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Strategic problems are rarely "solved", so trying to "fix" them often makes things worse, according to a business academic who urges leaders to take a different approach.

"Rarely is a strategic decision solved by: If situation A, then solution B," because the real world is too complex and dynamic, says author Jeremy White in his book, Make Better Strategic Decisions.

White defines a strategic decision as one that's "related to strategic questions that concern long-term objectives and the overall aims and interests of an organisation"...