Why not having a strategy can be risky business

Why not having a strategy can be risky business

I’m going to be a bit blunt with you now. If you don’t have a solid business strategy you are not going to have success and you are not going to grow. A clear direction and plan is going to help you achieve your goals, stay competitive, and find decision-making far easier.

If you don’t have a strategy, you’re going to find that you pursue opportunities without a clear understanding of how they align with the overall objectives of your business which can lead to a lot of wasted time and effort on your part. You might also miss opportunities because you are focusing on the wrong areas or you think something is right when it’s not.

You also won’t know the exact areas where you need to allocate your resources to. We could be talking about time or money here, but if you don’t have a clear plan, it’ll all be higgledy-piggledy rather than strategic.?

You’ll have a competitive disadvantage

Business is tough these days and competition is fiercer than ever. If there is another person that does what you do and they have a strong strategy in place where you don’t, they will know where the focus needs to go, they will have a headstart on where things are changing, and they’ll be the one that is nabbing all the good clients that you wish you had.?

You’ll also find making decisions for your business much more challenging because you won’t be clear on whether the decision will be beneficial or not.?

What do you need to include in your strategy?

Hopefully, I’ve managed to show you that having a clear strategy for your business is an absolute must, but what do you need to include in your strategy? You need to think about:

  • Having a clear mission and vision
  • Having a knowledge of your competitors
  • Identifying your target markets
  • Having a roadmap for your ideal growth and innovation
  • Knowing how you can measure your own performance.

Once you’ve created this strategy, please don’t just sit and hope it’s constantly working. It will need regular evaluation and adaptation to ensure that is it still relevant not only to your own business but within this ever-changing world of business!?

If you need help with your strategy or want to do some more work around how to develop it, get in touch to find out how I can help you.

Yasmin Ali

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Love creating a strategy and reviewing is equally important

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