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Chapter 06 · Strategy and execution

What are your Big Rocks really telling you to focus on?

Priorities reveal what you believe will move the business forward. Too many competing priorities dilute the attention each one needs.

One action to start with

Select up to three outcomes for the next 90 days. Give each an owner, a clear measure of completion and a weekly review point.

What this can look like

Launching five improvement projects at once can leave all five unfinished. Choosing the most consequential one creates space for progress.

Illustrative example. This is a short application guide to chapter 6, not the full chapter.

Bring it into the business

Ask your team where they see this pattern. Agree one decision, one owner and a date to review what has changed. Start small enough to act on what you learn.

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Planning is not an event. It’s a cadence.

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Make clear choices, translate them into priorities and build a regular rhythm for reviewing progress.

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Chapter 6 starts on page 36 of The Questions You’re Not Asking.