E89 | Lean Strategic Planning for Small Businesses

Hello and welcome to part three of our four-part series on what it takes to sustainably scale your business!   In today’s episode of the Lean Out Yout Business Podcast, I'm going to walk you through our Lean Strategic Planning System for Small Businesses. Because while strategic planning is important, the reality is that most planning systems out there are not really designed for a small business.    There are very tactical planning systems that are designed for personal productivity and they don't really work well when you get them into a team environment. Or there are these really big strategic planning practices that come out of the multi-billion dollar businesses, but they completely could overkill your type and size of business   So, let’s dive into the Lean Strategic Planning System and learn how you can implement it in your business model, so you can avoid burnout and get the most out of your business systems   Topics discussed:   (1:19) - The importance of planning (6:06) - What Lean Strategic Planning System is and how it can help you scale your business  (17:39) - The importance of strategy  (18:37) - The four pillars of the Lean Strategic Planning System (19.05) - Sneak peek from reimagine retreat  (21.22) - The context pillar  (21:46) - The clarity pillar (22:30) - The commitment pillar (23:53) - The kaizen pillar (27.19) - Sneak peek from our next session Work with Crista:   Want to learn more about working with Crista and the Lean Out Method team to simplify and scale your business? Explore our limited series podcast Do Less, Scale Faster and learn more about our services and hear from our clients what it's like to work with us. https://www.leanoutmethod.com/scalingpodcast   Want to join Crista and a group of high-achieving entrepreneurs IN PERSON to take yourself and your business to the next level this year? Join us for our luxury VIP retreat and mastermind experience. https://www.leanoutmethod.com/retreat   Ready to eliminate complexity from your business and scale to multiple-7+ figures in simple and sustainable ways? Apply to join us inside the Simplify to Scale Business Accelerator, a transformation group-mentorship experience for successful entrepreneurs ready to transform their business into a self-run company that's no longer dependent on them to scale. https://www.leanoutmethod.com/scale   Love this podcast? Then you'll want to join the Simplify and Scale Society, Crista's private FB community where she hosts a live training + Q&A every week. https://www.facebook.com/groups/leanoutcircle