In five-minute, twice-weekly episodes of The Successful Strategist, Mitchell Muncy – a consultant and co-founder or chief executive of five start-ups – cuts through jargon and myth to help you answer the most important questions any organization can ask.
Mitchell Muncy, Founder and Principal of Prospera LLC, introduces The Successful Strategist, a podcast on strategy, management, and governance.After three seasons focused on strategy, in Season 4 the podcast will turn to management and help aspiring executives answer a question most won't ask themselves: Should I even want to be an executive, much less a CEO?Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.__________ The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Mitchell Muncy introduces a new service from Prospera LLC, the Strategy Audit, designed for those who want a prompt, affordable, independent, and practical evaluation of their strategic plans and relevant financials. To learn more, download the summary, visit ProsperaLLC.com/audit, or email us at clients@prosperallc.com.
Culture does not eat strategy for breakfast. The fifth and final episode in a series on the definition of strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeDefining Strategy: Testing Hypotheses (S3:E23)Related episodesFit, the Fourth Element of Strategy (S1:E14)Real Strategy Development (S1:E16)Other resourcesDrucker Foundation, Did Peter Drucker Say That?Nicholas Christakis, What Do We Learn from Our Networks?__________ The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Two critical reasons you should think of your strategy as a hypothesis. The fourth episode in a series on the definition of strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeDefining Strategy: Making Choices (S3:E22)Related episodesStrategy Is Not a Guarantee (S1:E25)Why Strategy: Miracles and Bullseyes (S2:E5)__________ The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Four points to understand about making strategic choices. The third episode in a series on the definition of strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeDefining Strategy: Becoming Unique (S3:E21)Related episodesWhy Strategy: You Already Have a Strategy (S2:E1)Executive Decisions Are Not Strategy (S1:E24)Other resourcesRoger Martin, Five Questions to Build a Strategy__________ The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Becoming unique is more important than beating the competition. The second episode in a series on the definition of strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeDefining Strategy: Solving Problems (S3:E20)Related episodesWhat Is Winning? (S1:E6)The Threat of Growth (S3:E3)__________ The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Three consequences of strategy as a problem-solving activity. The first episode in a series on the definition of strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeStrategy Consultants: Five Essential Qualities (S3:E19)Related episodesWhy Strategy: Defining the Problem Is the Problem (S2:E2)Strategic Plans: What's the Problem? (S2:E21)__________ The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Four qualities Richard Branson looks for in a consultant, plus one. The ninth and final episode in a series on key roles in strategy development.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeStrategy Consultants: What Is the "Outside View"? (S3:E18)Related episodesCEOs and Strategy: Two Temptations (S3:E11)The Secret Question (S2:E18)__________ The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
What do strategy consultants offer? The eighth episode in a series on key roles in strategy development.Previous episodeBoards and Strategy: Four Ways to Be Constructive (S3:E17)Related episodesBad Is Stronger Than Good (S1:E2)Real Strategy Development (S1:E16)Chief Strategy Officers: Independent Insiders (S3:S13)Other resourcesDan Lovallo and Daniel Kahneman, Delusions of Success: How Optimism Undermines Executives' DecisionsDaniel Kahneman, et al., Noise: How to Overcome the High, Hidden Cost of Inconsistent Decision Making__________ The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Four ways board members can be independent and constructive at the same time. The seventh episode in a series on key roles in strategy development.Previous episodeBoards and Strategy: Four Ways to Serve (S3:E16)Related episodesWhat Makes a Plan "Strategic" (S2:E20)Executive Decisions Ae Not Strategy (S1:E24)__________ The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Four ways board members must serve the organization as a whole. The sixth episode in a series on key roles in strategy development.Previous episodeBoards and Strategy: Three Steps (S3:E15)Related episodesThe Fit Test (S2:E10)Key Functions Are Not Strategy (S1:E22)__________ The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
How should CEOs and boards work together on strategy? The fifth episode in a series on key roles in strategy development.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeChief Strategy Officers: Six Roles (S3:E14)Related episodesDefining the Problem Is the Problem (S2:E2)Give Me Options (S2:E23)Other resourcesRoger Martin, Strategy & Boards of DirectorsAlex Counts, Spotting and Fixing Dysfunctional Nonprofit BoardsThomas Wedell-Wedellsborg, What's Your Problem?__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Six ways to think about the chief strategy officer's role. The fourth episode in a series on key roles in strategy development.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeChief Strategy Officers: Independent Insiders (S3:E13)Related episodesPlanning Is Not Strategy (S1:E18)Executive Decisions Are Not Strategy (S1:E24)Other resourcesThe Chief Strategy Officer (Harvard Business Review)__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
What do chief strategy officers do? The third episode in a series on key roles in strategy development.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeThe CEO and Strategy: Two Mindsets (S3:E12)Related episodesStrategy Is Not a Function (S1:E17)What's the Problem? (S2:E21)__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Is your CEO a restless babysitter or a devoted parent? The second episode in a series on key roles in strategy development.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeThe CEO and Strategy: Two Temptaions (S3:E11)Related episodesThe Barriers to Success (S1:E9)Choice, The First Element of Strategy (S1:E11)Other resourcesChris Zook, Overview of Founder's Mentality (video) Roger Martin, Strategic Choice Chartering (article) __________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Strategy is the CEO's main job. The first episode in a series on key roles in strategy development.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeThe Threat of Strategy (S3:E10)Related episodesStrategy Is Not a Function (S1:E17)Exclusion, The Third Element of Strategy (S3:E13)__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
When is it time to change strategies? The tenth and final episode in a series on threats to good strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeThe Threat of Impatience (S3:E9)Related episodesThe Most Important Strategy Question (S1:E10)The Durability Question (S2:E17)Other resourcesRoger Martin, What End of Advantage?__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Innovation requires continuity. The ninth in a series of episodes on threats to good strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeThe Threat of Confusion (S3:E8)Related episodesThe Barriers to Success (S1:E9)We're Not Alone (S2:E22)Other resourcesWikipedia entry on Continental Lite__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Three reasons others may be confused about your strategy. The eighth in a series of episodes on threats to good strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeThe Threat of the Best and the Good (S3:E7)Related episodesThe Meaning Test (S2:E8)What Are You Talking About? (S2:E24)Other resourcesRichard Rumelt, The Perils of Bad StrategyRoger Martin, Strategic Choice Chartering__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Being the best is impossible, but you can't succeed being good. The seventh in a series of episodes on threats to good strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeThe Threat of Information (S3:E6)Related episodesThere Is No Best Solution (S2:E3)We're Not Alone (S2:E22)__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Information can't do your thinking for you. The sixth in a series of episodes on threats to good strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeThe Threat of Easy Questions (S3:E5)Related episodesStrategy Is Not a Guarantee (S1:E25)The Most Important Strategy Question (S1:E10)__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Does your strategy answer the right question – or the easy question? The fifth in a series of episodes on threats to good strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeThe Threat of Storytelling (S3:E4)Related episodesReal Strategy Development (S1:E16)The Ten-fold Question (S2:E12)Give Me Options (S2:E23)__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Stories can inspire us to succeed – or drive us off a cliff. The fourth in a series of episodes on threats to good strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeThe Threat of Growth (S3:E3)Related episodesMiracles and Bullseyes (S2:E5)Fit, the Fourth Element of Strategy (S1:E14)Other resourcesDan Lovallo & Daniel Kahneman, Delusions of SuccessDaniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow (Talks at Google)__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Are you getting stronger – or just bigger? The third in a series of episodes on threats to good strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeThe Threat of Best Practices (S3:E2)Related episodesThe Fit Test (S2:E10)The Peril of Opportunity Cost (S1:E3)__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Best practices are best – until they're not. The second in a series of episodes on threats to good strategy. If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeThe Threat of Consensus (S3:E1)Related episodesOperational Effectiveness Is Not Strategy (S1:E19)A Strength Is Not an Advantage (S1:E5)__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
How can consensus be a "threat"? Don't we need it to get things done? The first in a series of episodes on threats to good strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeFailure Is an Option (S2:E26)Related episodesDecisions Require Disagreement (S1:E7)Give Me Options (S2:E23)Other resourcesWikipedia entry on the Voting Paradox (Condorcet's Paradox)Wikipedia entry on the Abilene ParadoxNassim Taleb, The Dictatorship of the Small Minority__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
A strategic plan that can't fail also can't succeed. The eighth and final episode in a series on the elements of a strategic plan.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeOrder Up (S2:E25)Related episodesStrategy Is Not a Guarantee (S1:E25)What Is Winning? (S1:E6)__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Is our "strategic plan" really a jumbled to-do list? The seventh episode in a series on the elements of a strategic plan.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeWhat Are You Talking About? (S2:E24)Related episodesStrategy and Execution Are the Same (S1:E8)Fit, the Fourth Element of Strategy (S1:E14)__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
No strategy can succeed unless everyone understands it in the same way. The sixth episode in a series on the elements of a strategic plan.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeGive Me Options (S2:E23)Related episodesThe Meaning Test (S2:E8)Decisions Require Disagreement (S1:E7)__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
If we haven't evaluated three alternatives, we haven't even evaluated one. The fifth episode in a series on the elements of a strategic plan.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeWe're Not Alone (S2:E22)Related episodesChoice, the First Element of Strategy (S1:E11)The Most Important Strategy Question (S1:E10)__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Does our strategic plan treat our organization like it's the only one in the world? The fourth episode in a series on the elements of a strategic plan.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeWhat's the Problem? (S2:E21)Related episodesA Strength Is Not an Advantage (S1:E5)The Ten-fold Question (S2:E12)__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Most strategic plans don't state the problem they're trying to solve. The third episode in a series on the elements of a strategic plan.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeWhat Makes a Plan "Strategic"? (S2:E20)Related episodesDefining the Problem Is the Problem (S2:E2)The Most Important Strategy Question (S1:E10)__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Most “strategic plans” don't present a strategy. The second episode in a series on the elements of a strategic plan.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeWhat Is a Plan? (S2:E19)Related episodesExecutive Decisions Are Not Strategy (S1:E24)A Strength Is Not an Advantage (S1:E5)__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Most “strategic plans” aren't really plans at all. The first episode in a series on the elements of a strategic plan.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeThe Secret Question (S2:E17)Related episodesPlanning Is Not Strategy (S1:E18)What Is Winning? (S1:E6)__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
We can't build a unique organization by thinking like everyone else. The seventh and final episode in a series on questions we should ask to develop a winning strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeThe Durability Question (S2:E17)Related episodesThere Is No Best Solution (S2:E3)Difference, the Second Element of Strategy (S1:E12)__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Why is it better to be the "last mover" than the "first mover"? The sixth episode in a series on questions we should ask to develop a winning strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeThe Distribution Question (S2:E16)Related episodesReal Strategy Development (S1:E16)Operational Effectiveness Is Not Strategy (S1:E19)__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Non-profit or for-profit, if distribution isn't built into our strategy, we don't have a strategy. The fifth episode in a series on questions we should ask to develop a winning strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeThe People Question (S2:E15)Related episodesThe Execution Test (S2:E9)Strategy and Execution Are the Same (S1:E8)__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
If our organization is truly distinctive, our hiring should be as well. The fourth episode in a series on questions we should ask to develop a winning strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeThe Monopoly Question (S2:E14)Related episodesBad Is Stronger Than Good (S1:E2)The Unity Test (S2:E6)__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
A winning strategy will help us capture a big part of a small market. The third episode in a series on questions we should ask to develop a winning strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeThe Timing Question (S2:E13)Related episodesIs Strategy a Buzzword? (S1:E1)Exclusion, the Third Element of Strategy (S1:E13)__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
A winning strategy helps us choose the right time – and the right timeline – for our business or nonprofit. The second episode in a series on questions we should ask to develop a winning strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeThe Ten-fold Question (S2:E12)Related episodesNeed Does Not Equal Demand (S1:E4)Defining the Problem Is the Problem (S2:E2)__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Our goal should be to offer a solution or program 10 times better than anything currently available. The first episode in a series on questions we should ask to develop a winning strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeThe No Test (S2:E11)Related episodesWhat Is Winning? (S1:E6) Need Does Not Equal Demand (S1:E4)A Strength Is Not an Advantage (S1:E5)__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
If we don't say "no" most of the time to appealing opportunities, we don't have a strategy. The sixth and final episode in a series on basic tests of our strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeThe Fit Test (S2:E10)Related episodesThe Barriers to Success (S1:E9) Exclusion, the Third Element of Strategy (S1:E13)__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
If our activities don't reinforce each other, we don't have a strategy. The fifth episode in a series on basic tests of our strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeThe Execution Test (S2:E9)Related episodesFit, the Fourth Element of Strategy (S1:E14) Our Most Dangerous Competitor (S2:E4)Executive Decisions Are Not Strategy (S1:E24)__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
A real strategy commits us to specific activities and ways of measuring our progress. The fourth episode in a series on basic tests of our strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeThe Meaning Test (S2:E8)Related episodesStrategy and Execution Are the Same (S1:E8) Difference, the Second Element of Strategy (S1:E12)__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
If we don't define our terms, we don't have a strategy. The third episode in a series on basic tests of our strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeThe Stupid Test (S2:E7)Related episodes What Is Winning? (S1:E6) Choice, the First Element of Strategy (S1:E11)__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Does the opposite of our strategy sound stupid? The second episode in a series on basic tests of our strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeThe Unity Test (S2:E6)Related episodesDifference, the Second Element of Strategy (S1:E12) Operational Effectiveness Is Not Strategy (S1:E19)__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Either we have one strategy only, or we don't have a strategy at all. The first episode in a series on basic tests of our strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeMiracles and Bullseyes (S2:E5)Related episodes Is Strategy a Buzzword? (S1:E1) Strategy Is Not a Function (S1:E17)__________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Without a strategy, we can't spot weaknesses in advance or usefully evaluate our results. The fifth and final episode in a series on why we need a strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeOur Most Dangerous Competitor (S2:E4)Related episodes Fit, the Fourth Element of Strategy (S1:E14) Need Does Not Equal Demand (S1:E4)__________ The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Non-profits and for-profits alike often compete against themselves. The fourth episode in a series on why we need a strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeThere Is No Best Solution (S2:E3)Related episodesThe Peril of Opportunity Cost (S1:E3)The Barriers to Success (S1:E9)__________ The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
Real strategy development requires evaluating viable but imperfect alternatives. The third episode in a series on why we need a strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeDefining the Problem Is the Problem (S2:E2)Related episodesWhat Is Winning? (S1:E6)Strategy Is Not a Guarantee (S1:E25)__________ The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
We need a strategy even to know what problem we're trying to solve. The second episode in a series on why we need a strategy.If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter.Receive twice-monthly emails on strategy. Sign up at TheSuccessfulStrategist.com.Previous episodeYou Already Have a Strategy (S2:E1)Related episodesReal Strategy Development (S1:E16) The Most Important Strategy Question (S1:E10) __________ The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.
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