STRATEGIC EMERGENCE
(not emergency!)
Stale strategic plans mean resources are going where they shouldn't, and failing to help where they should. People don't know how to align their actions with the vision or goals. The organization lacks focus and people feel stressed and helpless. Short-term goals distract focus and the wrong things get rewarded.
Like exercise, strategic course-setting means small investments on a regular basis, and bigger ones once in awhile. Organizational fitness is worth it.
Like exercise, strategic course-setting means small investments on a regular basis, and bigger ones once in awhile. Organizational fitness is worth it.
CHOOSE YOUR STRATEGIC FILTER
THE ART OF STRATEGY
Using the Eight Arts Principles as a structure, re-conceptualize your strategy as a Work of Art
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STRATEGIC NATURE
See the forest and the trees by taking cues from nature to strategize your natural growth patterns.
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DAZZLING STRATEGY
To dazzle customers, we need to dazzle ourselves! Creativity Infusions spark strategic ideation.
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HERDING CATS
Stakeholder alignment can feel like herding cats. Craft a strategic message for common focus.
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STRATEGY IN THE NEW AGE
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Vision beckons, strategy sets the course, and daily operations enact the actions. Course-setting is not a static, one-time activity. Strategy emerges through the shifts and changes of external and internal environments, through the actions we take or don't take, and through decisions both large and small. Strategic planning in this context becomes less about setting a strict course, and more about ongoing navigation, with key milestones as our markers. Strategic planning at the leadership level means staying with the flow and making adjustments, both minor and major, along the way.
An effective Strategy Team learns to engage with each other at a deeper level than most of us have experienced in the old-world economy. The perma-change environment requires us to bring our full creative potential into the mix of how we plan, communicate, and act together. It means recognizing our biases and preferences, and our hope and fears. It means looking honestly at power dynamics, and learning common languages of creative expression. It means building genuine respect and trust, meeting each other where we are. Are you ready to be strategic on a whole new level? |
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If you're not feeling 100% ready, don't worry - we'll take it slowly. But the competitive advantage is too great to pass up, and so we say - let's figure out what Strategic Emergence means, together, over time. Start now to build team strength and capacity as a solid foundation and unshakable competitive advantage. It's important, and it may change what's possible in your endeavor, the world, and your own life.
Strategic emergence brings unique opportunities and challenges that only you can describe. Book a free consultation today to find out how the interdisciplinary team at The Bright Spot can introduce new approaches that show your strategy in a new light.
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