Joe Truncale

Great strategy starts with honest evaluation. By examining what’s significant, strategic, and profitable, leaders can renew focus and reallocate resources where they matter most.

People and organizations often attempt to chase multiple priorities, objectives, and goals simultaneously. While this approach may seem productive at first, it frequently leads to initiatives that start strong but rarely finish. Resources, time, and attention are constantly pulled from one “priority” to the next, leaving a trail of incomplete targets and frustrated team members. There’s a better way: the power of focusing on one priority at a time.

When forming your organization’s strategy and plan, it is quite natural for the flow to go from objectives (what we want to accomplish), to strategy (how we will go about it, leveraging our unique strengths and capabilities) to tactics (the specific steps involved,...