The document discusses strategies for advancing in your career. It explains that there are two types of decisions - tactical and strategic. Tactical decisions have known means and ends with short-term commitments, while strategic decisions require discovering unknown means and ends with long-term organizational changes. The document provides tips for strategic decision making, including seeing issues from different perspectives, listening openly to new ideas, embracing uncertainty, and basing decisions on values rather than just facts. It emphasizes that the skills required change as you take on higher level roles in an organization.