Most top teams spend less than an hour a month discussing strategy and its implementation. Management meetings – whether on a corporate, local or team level – are packed with short-term operational discussions. But an agenda full of urgent operational topics isn’t an excuse to put aside the important strategic ones.
Want to do a little exercise?
Have a look at your management agenda from the last three-to-six months. Which elements of the 8 make it – or don’t make it – onto the agenda? Evaluate the quality of the discussions and outcome. You can do the exercise for different hierarchical levels, compare results and use them as a great wake-up call for the others!
