The Entrepreneurs’ Guild Interview
Thom Stimpel and Tom Fleury are successful entrepreneurs that host The Entrepreneurs’ Guild podcast. Listen as the three of us discuss these topics:
My Process to Achieve High Performance and Growth-Building
You can learn a lot from my second podcast interview with Lois Sonstegard on her Building My Legacy Podcast. Find out:
- How to create high growth, high performing businesses.
- The benefits of using the Verne Harnish One Page Strategic Plan.
- How planning 3-5 years ahead and working backwards is extremely effective.
- Strategic planning is a process that requires an entrepreneur and their team to get off site every quarter.
- When doing strategic planning, focus on the wins (what’s working) and then the challenges.
- High performing businesses have clear who, what, and when lists for the senior executive team.
- Key Performance Indicators give you real-time feedback about how your business is doing.
- Every employee needs to know week by week how their work is contributing to the corporate goals for the quarter. (more…)
Video: What is a back of the envelope business plan?
My friend and accountant Bob Cole used to say that he loved when entrepreneurs came into his office with a business plan that fit on the back of an envelope. It made it easy to grasp the essence of what the business was trying to do, how it would work, and the amount of profitability. As businesses grow, we often lose sight of the essence and simplicity of the key drivers of what makes our business successful. Then it’s time to return and write it all down on the back of an envelope again.
Video: Why would you want to hire a facilitator for strategic planning?
Entrepreneurs who commit to a regular strategic planning process go faster, achieve more, and make more money. While you can facilitate these planning sessions on your own, an independent facilitator has proven processes that make sure you have the best possible plan. In my 35 years of entrepreneurial experience, a facilitator can always help find a solution once you have truly faced up to the challenges in your business.
Do you want to learn more about strategic planning? Call me at +1 (604) 721-5732 or Contact Me.
Don Hutcheson: Discover Your Talent Podcast Interview with Coach David J. Greer
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Discover your greatest talent by listening to Don Hutcheson’s Discover Your Talent Podcast. I was fortunate to be interviewed by Don to talk about how I discovered my own talents. The result is Episode 913. His Greatest Talent Is Getting Things Done. Follow the link to listen to the podcast on the Discover Your Talent Podcast site and to see Don’s show notes. You can also listen directly to the podcast below.