In this issue: How Strategic Planning helps build high-performance teams. Stretch Healthy Leader Barb Yearout. Upcoming Stretch webinars.

by Darcy Bien We all know 70% of companies with a strategy outperform their competition and are 12% more profitable. Unfortunately, we also know less than 15% of strategic plans are implemented! Does this mean there’s a lot of wasted time and resources on strategy? I say an emphatic “NO” and here’s why… Strategic planning is a team building experience, just like a ropes course. With a good process, strategic planning should be a fun as a ropes course. Think about it…the nervous energy (reading customer and employee feedback), the thrill (visioning and defining strategic Stretch goals). Plus, the best part: building a High-Performance Leadership team and working through conflict (gaining alignment and commitment to the long-term strategic direction)! Doesn’t this sound fun!

Lots of great strategic working sessions involve happy hours, awesome dinners, and even a ropes course! The best part: with a good strategic planning process, you can solve the industry implementation challenge! Industry-wide, the strategic implementation rate is less than 15%. Our clients, however, achieve more than a 40% implementation rate! Why is this? Our Stretch process invests in both (1) the leader and (2) a proven strategic planning process. As a result, our leadership teams are more aligned and have better outcomes!  How to start? It's easy - begin with these three steps...CONTINUE READING.

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Our NEW Stretch Team Challenge helps leaders develop motivated, engaged teams. Building a high-performing team requires more than talented employees with the right skills. Learn the characteristics, behaviors, and best practices for a high-performing team model with our NEW Stretch Team Challenge: five, one-hour webinars starting Monday, March 22: Are you clear on how to lead and align people to accomplish a vision? If we asked every person on your team what they specifically do to accomplish your strategic vision, can they clearly answer on the spot? Do you know how to manage, encourage and lead through conflict on a team without being the “parent”? Does everyone on your team know what the values and vision are for the specific team?

Culture fuels strategy in a thriving business. And that's precisely how we help clients succeed. Working with mid-size, growth-oriented companies, we bridge the gap between culture, strategy & implementation. Stretch co-founders Cyndi Wineinger and Darcy Bien also serve clients through The Wineinger Company and Partners in Change.

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