The Illusion of Strategy

The Illusion of Strategy

Let’s talk founder to founder, leader to leader. The pressure to grow your business is relentless. It is tempting to believe your strategy is solid simply because you have set bold targets or rolled out a new sales playbook. But if you have that nagging sense the results are not matching your ambition, you are not alone. Behind closed doors, some of the best strategists in the world will tell you: most growth-stage businesses mistake…

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The Balancing Act

Ahh …maturity! The games we played in college have lost all appeal, and the desire for the substantial blooms. Enter the challenge which, for the purposes of this note, we shall label “the quest.” A multi-phase, multi-tiered waltz …the quest is not to be taken lightly, and is strongly discouraged for the weak & immature. Therefore this note is written for the client, the leader, the entrepreneur, the friend who is successful (or on the…

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