Small change: stop writing cheques that reality can’t cash

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Mar 21, 2023

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Is your strategic planning divorced from operational reality, and the capacity and capabilities of your people? This is a more common problem than many leaders care to admit. Reality has a nasty habit of derailing strategies that look all too credible on paper.

Many businesses are doomed to repeat their mistakes simply because they dare not look in the mirror. So, before agreeing to any strategy, ask yourself what might happen to derail it. Here’s the thing: you already know the answers. Then you can adjust your plans accordingly.

Something to consider: if and when this plan fails, what will have killed it?

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Small change: stop writing cheques that reality can’t cash

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