Strategy is a Team Sport

An episode of the Path for Growth podcast, hosted by Path for Growth, titled "Strategy is a Team Sport" was published on December 20, 2022 and runs 33 minutes.

December 20, 2022 ·33m · Path for Growth

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Summary

Register for Operationalize Your Business — February 13, 2023 For a small business to experience healthy growth, it requires team members to operate as both strategists and tacticians. In this episode, Alex shares an excerpt from a Path for Growth team meeting where he leads a conversation about strategic thinking. He explains why strategy is so important as you’re trying to achieve your vision, and he shares practical steps for implementing strategic thinking in your day-to-day activity. Today we’re sharing an excerpt from our team meeting on strategic thinking (0:47) Every healthy business needs to be able to answer these three questions (1:42) Once you know where you’re going, the immediate next question is “how?” (5:53) To answer “how?” you need both strategy and tactics (9:18) Amplify your strengths and shore up your weaknesses (12:20) The specificity of your strategy will never exceed the specificity of your vision (14:54) Take responsibility for capturing and communicating what the win is (16:25) Effective strategists have more awareness of the moves available to them in the present (18:39) Take inventory of the moves you know and where you got them from (22:05) Pursue opportunities to rhythmically increase your moves (23:10) Team takeaways(24:48) Helpful Links and Resources If you're an impact-driven leader looking for accountability and guidance on achieving healthy growth, get perspective, direction, and training from our community of impact-driven leaders and the Path for Growth Coaching Team. Learn more about our Executive Membership at the link below. Path for Growth Membership If you are a business leader, owner, entrepreneur, or simply looking to determine a path for healthy growth in your life both professionally and personally, get insight, guidance, and accountability in the context of a trusted relationship. Learn more about Path for Growth One-on-One Coaching at the link below. Path for Growth One-on-One Coaching Most email isn't worth it. This one is. Each week, you'll have a principle worth learning, a question worth answering, and a recommendation worth taking delivered to your mailbox each Wednesday morning. Sign up below. It's worth it. Sign up for the Worth It Wednesday Email Join us for the 2023 Path for Growth Experience – Leading Leaders. This Experience exists to help you grow as a Leadership Team. The entire schedule has been designed for you to grow as an owner while simultaneously investing in your organization’s top leaders. Learn more about the 2023 Path for Growth Experience – Leading Leaders Looking for some direction on what to read next? Alex recently compiled a list of 101 book recommendations for Spiritual Growth, Personal Growth, Leadership Growth, and Business Growth. Click the link below to get Alex’s Reading Guide. Download the Free Reading Guide Join Path for Growth on Instagram for more content.

Episode Description

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For a small business to experience healthy growth, it requires team members to operate as both strategists and tacticians. In this episode, Alex shares an excerpt from a Path for Growth team meeting where he leads a conversation about strategic thinking. He explains why strategy is so important as you’re trying to achieve your vision, and he shares practical steps for implementing strategic thinking in your day-to-day activity.

Today we’re sharing an excerpt from our team meeting on strategic thinking (0:47)
Every healthy business needs to be able to answer these three questions (1:42)
Once you know where you’re going, the immediate next question is “how?” (5:53)
To answer “how?” you need both strategy and tactics (9:18)
Amplify your strengths and shore up your weaknesses (12:20)
The specificity of your strategy will never exceed the specificity of your vision (14:54)
Take responsibility for capturing and communicating what the win is (16:25)
Effective strategists have more awareness of the moves available to them in the present (18:39)
Take inventory of the moves you know and where you got them from (22:05)
Pursue opportunities to rhythmically increase your moves (23:10)
Team takeaways(24:48)

Helpful Links and Resources

If you're an impact-driven leader looking for accountability and guidance on achieving healthy growth, get perspective, direction, and training from our community of impact-driven leaders and the Path for Growth Coaching Team. Learn more about our Executive Membership at the link below.

Path for Growth Membership

If you are a business leader, owner, entrepreneur, or simply looking to determine a path for healthy growth in your life both professionally and personally, get insight, guidance, and accountability in the context of a trusted relationship. Learn more about Path for Growth One-on-One Coaching at the link below.

Path for Growth One-on-One Coaching

Most email isn't worth it. This one is. Each week, you'll have a principle worth learning, a question worth answering, and a recommendation worth taking delivered to your mailbox each Wednesday morning. Sign up below. It's worth it.

Sign up for the Worth It Wednesday Email

Join us for the 2023 Path for Growth Experience – Leading Leaders. This Experience exists to help you grow as a Leadership Team. The entire schedule has been designed for you to grow as an owner while simultaneously investing in your organization’s top leaders.

Learn more about the 2023 Path for Growth Experience – Leading Leaders

Looking for some direction on what to read next? Alex recently compiled a list of 101 book recommendations for Spiritual Growth, Personal Growth, Leadership Growth, and Business Growth. Click the link below to get Alex’s Reading Guide.

Download the Free Reading Guide

Join Path for Growth on Instagram for more content.

If you’re ready to move beyond just gathering information and start executing on what truly matters, Path for Growth’s 1-on-1 coaching can help. Apply now at pathforgrowth.com/coaching.