ECP039 - Strategic Execution - the importance of patience

Welcome to this week's episode, where we'll discuss the crucial role of patience in strategic execution. We all know how frustrating it can be when a well-crafted strategy fails to produce the desired results, and we're left wondering whether we should abandon it altogether. However, often, the key to success lies not in scrapping the strategy altogether but in exercising patience and adapting our approach based on the results we are seeing.

During this episode, we'll delve into the dictionary definition of patience and explore why it can be so challenging to practice it consistently. To illustrate this point, we'll draw on a powerful example from the world of women's professional cycling, where perseverance over many years has

Finally, I’ll outline a three-stage framework for thinking about executing strategies that can be applied at an individual, team, or organisational level. I’ll also invite you to share your own experiences of when strategic patience has paid off or when it was necessary to pivot away from a failing strategy.

So, get ready to deepen your understanding of the critical role that patience plays in strategic execution and gain practical insights into how you can apply this knowledge to your own life and work.

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