Why it’s time to stop wondering “where should we go from here?”

April 14, 2010 | Nicholas Lovell

Why are start-up strategy sessions so myopic?

I spend a lot of time with companies thinking about the long-term strategy. And in every case, they start with the wrong question.

They ask “Where should we go from here?”. I always answer: “I don’t know.”

Why?

Because I don’t know where you want to go.

It’s like you’ve invited me into your car and we’ve driven to the end of the road and you turn to me and say “Which way?”

You don’t get to Manchester from London by picking the most promising direction at every junction. You have a plan.

So don’t ask “Where should we go from here?”

Ask “Where do we want to be in three years’ time?”

I think you’ll find planning becomes much easier when you have a destination.

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Still not sure where you want to go? Contact me at nicholas@gamesbrief.com and I’ll see what I can do to help.

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