Ahhh, yes! It’s the time of the year we gather around the holiday table (aka Zoom) with the significant people in our lives…and plan for the year ahead. (Oh, how I wish that were so.)
Unfortunately, most business owners spend more time planning Thanksgiving dinner than they do planning for business growth. And, when resources are limited, planning is even more critical.
Strategic thinking, the thinking process used by the most intentional and successful of Stage II enterprise entrepreneurs is getting a bad rap! And, who’s paying the price for it?
You are! The small business owner!
Apparently someone (insert air quotes here) is attempting to sell snake oil on how to think about thinking strategically. After a while, it gums up our business growth.
Wow! I did not see this coming…
There’s an “invisible gorilla” in my business? (It does, however, explain who’s been raiding the snack drawer late at night.)
And it’s having its way with my business growth!
An an entrepreneur, my business depends on attention. In fact, I pride myself in staying focused on strategies to grow my business. The notion of not being alert to a “stocky animal with broad chest and shoulders, large, human-like hands, and small eyes set into a hairless face” is horrifying.
Admitedly I’m less than perfect in pursuit of the attention objective. Like you, my attention is divided between client requests, meetings on zoom, acquiring talent, moving projects forward, juggling cash flow…
Growing a business today isn’t easy — despite what we often read online. Moving a business forward strategically and systematically is not for the faint of heart.
The fact that an “invisible gorilla” roams aimlessly around the office is unconscionable!
Vague business growth goals hinder small business success however, strategic thinking can guide decision-making for sustainable growth.