Path for Growth with Alex Judd

8 Principles for Strategic Planning and Growth


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Strategic planning looks beyond the current state of your organization and can help set you up for healthy growth. But what does it look like to plan wisely and then actually take action? In this episode, we discuss 8 principles of healthy strategic planning, including why it matters, what it entails, and how your organization will change as a result. This is our first episode in a new series on strategic growth, so make sure to follow the podcast for more! 


Episode Recap:

  • We all know strategic planning is important, but what does a healthy version of it look like? (1:03)
  • Strategic vs. tactical work (3:46)
  • Good strategic thought will always result in planning and action (8:39)
  • 1. Your business survives when you work in it but grows when you work on it (9:38)
  • 2. There’s a difference between spending time and investing time (13:26)
  • 3. The specificity of your strategy will never exceed the specificity of your vision (17:03)
  • 4. It’s better to invite God in at the beginning than at the end (19:33)
  • 5. A good strategy with wholehearted buy in is better than a great strategy with halfhearted buy in (22:57)
  • 6. Effective strategic planning always results in decisions and actions (24:10)
  • 7. Faithfulness is a commitment to doing God’s work, God’s way (25:46)
  • 8. Wise strategy is rooted in healthy single mindedness (28:31)

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