The Benefits of Strategic Thinking & Planning for Your Team

As you look for a strong finish to the year and a fast start to 2025, ask yourself this question: Does my team have new tools and techniques to think about their business differently? If not, Einstein’s description of insanity may come into play: doing the same things over and over again and expecting different results.

During the past 22 years, I’ve had the privilege of working with many great leaders and organizations to stimulate and structure their strategic thinking and planning. These initiatives typically take the form of workshops and keynote speeches that provide the foundation for them to set goals, develop innovative strategies, create competitive advantage, and maximize their leadership performance.

I wanted to share a 3-minute video with you that highlights these interactions and gives you an idea of the type of results that your team can benefit from as well. A special thanks to all those who I’ve partnered with and an invitation to others to reach out to me to if you’d like to help your team increase their business performance through new processes, tools, and techniques to think, plan, and act strategically every day.

Strategic Minds Podcast

Are you tactical or strategic? Research shows that it’s the difference between bankruptcy and a Kevlar competitive advantage. In a world where bad strategy is the leading cause of business failure, and only one out of every four leaders use strategic thinking, strategic fitness is the meta-skill of elite executives.

On Strategic Minds, you’ll journey with New York Times & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Rich Horwath into conversations with extraordinary leaders and world-class experts to learn new ways to think, plan, and act strategically. You’ll discover game-changing insights, tips, and techniques to turbocharge your performance and position you as a true difference maker in your arena.

Following the deep dive guest interview, stay tuned for three valuable segments: “Practice Makes Profit” where Rich shares tools and techniques to practice becoming more strategic; “League of Strategic Minds”: Rich answers questions submitted by listeners; and “Winsights”: Rich closes with a quote and question to apply to your business.

Subscribe to the Strategic Minds podcast page on YouTube or submit your question for the League of Strategic Minds segment.