Allocate Time in Each Day for Both Strategic & Tactical Work

Episode notes

Register here for future sessions Key Highlights Tactical vs. strategic defined simply: Tactical is "do and delegate" - executing and getting things done; strategic is "design and discern" - designing how the organization works and looking farther down the field to determine how to win Why tactical wins every time: Tactical work is urgent, visible, and on fire - inboxes, texts, and project management systems are "fancy ways for people to put things on your to-do list without your permission," creating a constant magnetic pull away from strategic thinking Four disciplines for protecting strategic time: Use forcing mechanisms (like Reclaim.ai), build strategic thinking into recurring meetings as a consistent agenda item, leverage relationships and ongoing conversations to keep strategy alive, and find your personal best environment for strategic thinking Delegation as a strategic tool: Assign strategic thinking work to team members as a development opportunity - it creates a forcing mechanism for you while growing their capability, and prevents the stagnation that happens when leaders hold onto everything The compounding effect: Just as financial discipline of saving first pays off…