I once asked a CEO if he had much time to think strategically about the direction of his business. He replied, “It’s hard to plant trees when your forest is on fire.”

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Like many CEOs of small and mid-sized businesses, he was overwhelmed with all of the demands of the business, leaving him feeling exhausted and reactive, chasing one fire after another. In the words of Michael Gerber, he was working in his business, not on his business. Worse, because he was on the critical path for so many decisions, he felt like there was no escape.

That’s why we created StrategicCEO.com and, with it, the first of our programs to increase strategic capacity of leaders: The Strategic Margin Workshop and Intensive.

These programs are designed expressly to give busy leaders the tools they need to unleash the strategic and creative leadership they possess but are frustrated in doing so because of the demands of business. Our Strategic Margin Workshop (on May 15th and repeated again on May 27th) will provide some powerful tools to help leaders move from reactive fire-fighting to creative strategic leadership.

In this workshop you’ll learn:

  • Why merely offloading tasks doesn’t create sustainable strategic margin
  • How your proficiency may actually hinder creative and strategic thinking
  • The triggers that most often keep you in reactive, fire-fighting mode
  • Five practices that will enlarge your capacity for strategic and creative thought
  • How to create your unique personal action plan to increase your strategic margin

If you’re desiring to reclaim strategic and creative leadership over your business, we invite you check out our upcoming Minneapolis Workshops and our Colorado Intensive by visiting the StrategicCEO.com website.

If you’d like to get a taste of what will be covered in more depth at the workshop, I will be presenting Strategic Margin Essentials: Moving from Reactive Fire-fighting to Creative Strategic Leadership at the Business Networking Group of Christ Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, May 5th. The event is free and open to the public but registration is requested.