A great strategy is more than a priority list — it’s a powerful engine for success. But how do you know if your strategy is truly exceptional? Look for these green flags that signal a great strategy.
Green Flags of Strategy
Right People, Right Seats
Discover the secrets to building a successful team. Whether you’re a seasoned leader or an aspiring manager, this guide will equip you with the tools to hire, onboard, and develop great people. Learn the insights that can transform your culture and drive your company to new levels of success. Make every hire count!
Rhythm to Go the Distance
Unlock the power of rhythm in your business! 🥁 Discover how a regular meeting cadence can drive progress toward your vision and keep your team coordinated and accountable.
Get People in the Right Seats with Working Genius
Patrick Lencioni’s book “The 6 Types of Working Genius” offers a easy-to-use use framework to discover people's natural strengths and work preferences. In this context, “work” encompasses all types of personal and professional tasks, from job-related duties to everyday chores and volunteering. It helps to answer: why some people love their work and others dread …
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Envision Phase Creates Focus
It's been a minute since we've explored StrategyOS. And, it's that time of year when businesses should be putting the final touches on their focus for the coming year to ensure it supports their long-term future. So, let's ensure we've Envisioned a focused Positioning, Strategy, and Plan for the coming years.
Build in Leadership and Management
Does your business have functions for both top-level leadership and management? Should it? Learn how to organize to get both functions working together for better results.
Lead and Manage
There has been a lot of debate, about the value of leadership versus management. In researching this article, I found many comparisons that disparage managers (fixed mindset, authoritative, detached) in order to reinforce qualities of good leadership (open mindset, empowering, inspirational.) These arguments have been outdated for a long time. I prefer the perspective from …
Identify and Fix Growth Mindset Failures to Win
Do you think you work from a growth mindset? All the time? Probably not! Everyone has thoughts that sabotage productive mindsets. Learn to identify them and how to shift to a growth mindset to accomplish whatever you want.
Strategy Starts Long-Term
Most teams start planning from where they are to where they want to go. This is backward. Start with and keep in mind the long-term. Then, work back to prioritize the most important next steps that deliver your vision. Let's look at how it works. Starting planning with a short-term perspective creates stress and can …
Start with these Fundamentals
Leaders can reach their vision by adopting these 8 fundamental practices. They deliver the results to reach success. The StrategyOS works with these fundamentals by creating a process to execute them as part of your daily work. This super post overviews and links to detail posts on each practice. https://horizonlinegroup.com/2023/02/21/your-business-model-cheat-sheet/ https://horizonlinegroup.com/2023/02/21/be-great-at-people/ https://horizonlinegroup.com/2023/02/21/organize-around-themes/ https://horizonlinegroup.com/2023/02/20/keep-score/ https://horizonlinegroup.com/2016/10/20/the-strategic-planning-cycle/ https://horizonlinegroup.com/2022/12/14/great-strategies-are-built-one-rock-at-a-time/ …
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