the big picture
the BIG PIK-chur
ðə bɪɡ ˈpɪktʃərListen
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the overall perspective, the broad view that encompasses all the relevant factors, the strategic context within which particular details and decisions make sense; to see the big picture is to understand how individual elements relate to one another and to the overarching goal, rather than becoming absorbed in the particulars that may obscure the whole; the metaphor draws on the visual analogy of stepping back from a painting to see its full composition rather than examining individual brushstrokes; in business and strategy, keeping the big picture in mind is presented as a hallmark of leadership thinking, as opposed to operational detail that can fill attention and crowd out the strategic awareness needed to navigate complex, long-term challenges
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