The Successful Strategist

Mitchell Muncy, Founder and Principal of Prospera LLC, introduces The Successful Strategist, a podcast on strategy, management, and governance. ____________________ If you have a strategy or management challenge to discuss, book a free 15-minute consultation with Mitchell Muncy via Calendly. The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.

Mitchell Muncy introduces a new service from Prospera LLC, the Strategy Audit, designed for those who want a prompt, affordable, independent, and practical evaluation of their strategic plans and relevant financials. To learn more, download the summary, visit ProsperaLLC.com/audit, or email us at clients@prosperallc.com. ____________________ If you have a strategy or management challenge to discuss, book a free 15-minute consultation with Mitchell Muncy via Calendly. The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.

Mitchell Muncy, Founder and Principal of Prospera LLC, introduces Season 4 of The Successful Strategist, a podcast on strategy, management, and governance. After three seasons focused on strategy, the podcast will turn to management and help aspiring executives answer a question most won't ask themselves: Should I even want to be an executive, much less a CEO? If you're listening on Apple, please leave a rating and review. Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn or Twitter. Receive...

Culture does not eat strategy for breakfast. The fifth and final episode in a series on the definition of strategy. ____________________ If you have a strategy or management challenge to discuss, book a free 15-minute consultation with Mitchell Muncy via Calendly. The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists. ____________________ Previous episode Defining Strategy: Testing HypothesesRelated episodes Fit, the Fourth Element of StrategyReal Strategy DevelopmentOther resources Drucker Foundation, Did Peter Drucker Say That?Nicholas Christakis, What Do We Learn from Our Networks?

Two critical reasons you should think of your strategy as a hypothesis. The fourth episode in a series on the definition of strategy. ____________________ If you have a strategy or management challenge to discuss, book a free 15-minute consultation with Mitchell Muncy via Calendly. The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists. ____________________ Previous episode Defining Strategy: Making ChoicesRelated episodes Strategy Is Not a GuaranteeWhy Strategy: Miracles and Bullseyes

Four points to understand about making strategic choices. The third episode in a series on the definition of strategy. ____________________ If you have a strategy or management challenge to discuss, book a free 15-minute consultation with Mitchell Muncy via Calendly. The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists. ____________________ Previous episode Defining Strategy: Becoming UniqueRelated episodes Why Strategy: You Already Have a StrategyExecutive Decisions Are Not StrategyOther resources Roger Martin, Five Questions to Build a Strategy

Becoming unique is more important than beating the competition. The second episode in a series on the definition of strategy. ____________________ If you have a strategy or management challenge to discuss, book a free 15-minute consultation with Mitchell Muncy via Calendly. The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists. ____________________ Previous episode Defining Strategy: Solving ProblemsRelated episodes What Is Winning?The Threat of Growth

Three consequences of strategy as a problem-solving activity. The first episode in a series on the definition of strategy. ____________________ If you have a strategy or management challenge to discuss, book a free 15-minute consultation with Mitchell Muncy via Calendly. The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists. ____________________ Previous episode Strategy Consultants: Five Essential QualitiesRelated episodes Why Strategy: Defining the Problem Is the ProblemStrategic Plans: What's the Problem?

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Four qualities Richard Branson looks for in a consultant, plus one. The ninth and final episode in a series on key roles in strategy development. ____________________ If you have a strategy or management challenge to discuss, book a free 15-minute consultation with Mitchell Muncy via Calendly. The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists. ____________________ Previous episode Strategy Consultants: What Is the "Outside View"?Related episodes CEOs and Strategy: Two TemptationsThe Secret Question

What do strategy consultants offer? The eighth episode in a series on key roles in strategy development. ____________________ If you have a strategy or management challenge to discuss, book a free 15-minute consultation with Mitchell Muncy via Calendly. The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists. ____________________ Previous episode Boards and Strategy: Four Ways to Be ConstructiveRelated episodes Bad Is Stronger Than GoodReal Strategy Development Chief Strategy Officers: Independent InsidersOther resources Dan Lovallo and Daniel Kahneman, Delusions of Success: How Optimism Undermines Executives' DecisionsDaniel Kahneman, et al., Noise: How to Overcome the High, Hidden Cost of Inconsistent Decision Making

Four ways board members can be independent and constructive at the same time. The seventh episode in a series on key roles in strategy development. ____________________ If you have a strategy or management challenge to discuss, book a free 15-minute consultation with Mitchell Muncy via Calendly. The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists. ____________________ Previous episode Boards and Strategy: Four Ways to ServeRelated episodes What Makes a Plan "Strategic"Executive Decisions Ae Not Strategy

Four ways board members must serve the organization as a whole. The sixth episode in a series on key roles in strategy development. ____________________ If you have a strategy or management challenge to discuss, book a free 15-minute consultation with Mitchell Muncy via Calendly. The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists. ____________________ Previous episode Boards and Strategy: Three StepsRelated episodes The Fit TestKey Functions Are Not Strategy

How should CEOs and boards work together on strategy? The fifth episode in a series on key roles in strategy development. ____________________ If you have a strategy or management challenge to discuss, book a free 15-minute consultation with Mitchell Muncy via Calendly. The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists. ____________________ Previous episode Chief Strategy Officers: Six RolesRelated episodes Defining the Problem Is the ProblemGive Me Options Other resources Roger Martin, Strategy & Boards of DirectorsAlex Counts, Spotting and Fixing Dysfunctional Nonprofit BoardsThomas Wedell-Wedellsborg, What's Your Problem?

Six ways to think about the chief strategy officer’s role. The fourth episode in a series on key roles in strategy development. ____________________ If you have a strategy or management challenge to discuss, book a free 15-minute consultation with Mitchell Muncy via Calendly. The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists. ____________________ Previous episode Chief Strategy Officers: Independent InsidersRelated episodes Planning Is Not StrategyExecutive Decisions Are Not Strategy Other resources The Chief Strategy Officer (Harvard Business Review)

What do chief strategy officers do? The third episode in a series on key roles in strategy development. ____________________ If you have a strategy or management challenge to discuss, book a free 15-minute consultation with Mitchell Muncy via Calendly. The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists. ____________________ Previous episode The CEO and Strategy: Two MindsetsRelated episodes Strategy Is Not a FunctionWhat's the Problem?

Is your CEO a restless babysitter or a devoted parent? The second episode in a series on key roles in strategy development. ____________________ If you have a strategy or management challenge to discuss, book a free 15-minute consultation with Mitchell Muncy via Calendly. The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists. ____________________ Previous episode The CEO and Strategy: Two TemptaionsRelated episodes The Barriers to SuccessChoice, The First Element of Strategy Other resources Chris Zook, Overview of Founder’s MentalityRoger Martin, Strategic Choice Chartering

Strategy is the CEO's main job. The first episode in a series on key roles in strategy development. ____________________ If you have a strategy or management challenge to discuss, book a free 15-minute consultation with Mitchell Muncy via Calendly. The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists. ____________________ Previous episode The Threat of StrategyRelated episodes Strategy Is Not a FunctionExclusion, The Third Element of Strategy

When is it time to change strategies? The tenth and final episode in a series on threats to good strategy. ____________________ If you have a strategy or management challenge to discuss, book a free 15-minute consultation with Mitchell Muncy via Calendly. The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists. ____________________ Previous episode The Threat of ImpatienceRelated episodes The Most Important Strategy QuestionThe Durability Question Other resources Roger Martin, What End of Advantage?

Innovation requires continuity. The ninth in a series of episodes on threats to good strategy. ____________________ If you have a strategy or management challenge to discuss, book a free 15-minute consultation with Mitchell Muncy via Calendly. The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists. ____________________ Previous episode The Threat of ConfusionRelated episodes The Barriers to SuccessWe're Not Alone Other resources Wikipedia entry on Continental Lite