How to Set (and Stick to) a Strategy w/ Tricia Sanders

Tricia Sanders is the Founder & Lead Strategist at High Five Strategies. She and her team are the people leaders call when they need help connecting the dots between current- and goal-state. Tricia is an expert at challenging long-standing assumptions and drives creative yet pragmatic results. Prior to this work, she was COO at First Bank in St. Louis and an officer in the United States Army with tours in South Korea, Qatar, and Afghanistan. Mentioned on the Show Connect with Tricia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciaasanders High Five Strategies: https://www.highfivestrategies.com/ Brian Emerson discussing polarities on the People Business podcast: https://peoplebusinesspodcast.com/brianemerson/ Coach Rachel Hanson on People Business: https://peoplebusinesspodcast.com/rachelhanson/ ________________________ Connect with O’Brien McMahon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/obrienmcmahon/ Learn more about O’Brien: https://obrienmcmahon.com/ Timestamps (1:50) - Welcoming Tricia (2:08) - What is the work of High Five Strategies? (10:17) - Why is setting strategy so uncomfortable? (15:30) - How do you help clients come up with the right set of goals? (21:20) - How do you pick one goal without letting the others slip? (25:42) - The "Even Over" statements exercise (31:29) - It's good to know the actual culture of a company (36:23) - Why is clarity so important when it comes to goals as well as knowing your "why" and your "what"? (42:03) - Why won’t you take on a client for less than an 18-month engagement? (43:52) - Where are the biggest pitfalls in implementing strategy? (49:41) - How do you help people become open to change? (57:04) - Where can people reach you? (57:42) - Do you have a personal 35 word strategy?