In five-minute episodes of The Successful Strategist, Mitchell Muncy – a consultant and co-founder or chief executive of five start-ups – cuts through jargon and myth to help you answer the most important questions any organization can ask. For-profit or non-profit, business executive or philanthropist, Fortune 500 or startup, CEO or front-line, listen to develop an engaging and rewarding approach to strategy, management, and governance.
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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…
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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…
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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 providin…
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Defining Strategy: Testing Hypotheses (S3:E23)
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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 consul…
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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 provi…
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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 fir…
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Defining Strategy: Solving Problems (S3:E20)
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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 p…
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Strategy Consultants: Five Essential Qualities (S3:E19)
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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 L…
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Strategy Consultants: What Is the "Outside View"? (S3:E18)
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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 …
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Boards and Strategy: Four Ways to Be Constructive (S3:E17)
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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…
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Boards and Strategy: Four Ways to Serve (S3:E16)
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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 consulti…
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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 pr…
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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 f…
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Chief Strategy Officers: Independent Insiders (S3:E13)
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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 d…
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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 …
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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 devel…
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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 strateg…
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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 developmen…
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Three reasons others may be confused about your strategy. The eighth 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 pr…
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Being the best is impossible, but you can't succeed being good. The seventh 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 …
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Information can't do your thinking for you. The sixth 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 strateg…
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Does your strategy answer the right question – or the easy question? The fifth 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 consulti…
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Stories can inspire us to succeed – or drive us off a cliff. The fourth 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…
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Are you getting stronger – or just bigger? The third 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…
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Best practices are best – until they're not. The second 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 strat…
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How can consensus be a "threat"? Don't we need it to get things done? The first 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 consult…
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Strategic Plans: Failure Is an Option (S2:E26)
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A strategic plan that can't fail also can't succeed. The eighth and final episode in a series on the elements of a strategic plan. ____________________ 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 consultin…
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Is our "strategic plan" really a jumbled to-do list? The seventh episode in a series on the elements of a strategic plan. ____________________ 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 pr…
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Strategic Plans: What Are You Talking About? (S2:E24)
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No strategy can succeed unless everyone understands it in the same way. The sixth episode in a series on the elements of a strategic plan. ____________________ 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 c…
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If we haven’t evaluated three alternatives, we haven’t even evaluated one. The fifth episode in a series on the elements of a strategic plan. ____________________ 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, …
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Does our strategic plan treat our organization like it’s the only one in the world? The fourth episode in a series on the elements of a strategic plan. ____________________ 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 Pros…
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Strategic Plans: What's the Problem? (S2:E21)
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Most strategic plans don’t state the problem they're trying to solve. The third episode in a series on the elements of a strategic plan. ____________________ 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 con…
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Strategic Plans: What Makes a Plan “Strategic”? (S2:E20)
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Most “strategic plans” don't present a strategy. The second episode in a series on the elements of a strategic plan. ____________________ 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 providi…
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Most “strategic plans” aren't really plans at all. The first episode in a series on the elements of a strategic plan. ____________________ 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 provid…
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We can't build a unique organization by thinking like everyone else. The seventh and final episode in a series on questions we should ask to develop a winning 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 p…
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Why is it better to be the "last mover" than the "first mover"? The sixth episode in a series on questions we should ask to develop a winning 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 Pros…
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Non-profit or for-profit, if distribution isn’t built into our strategy, we don’t have a strategy. The fifth episode in a series on questions we should ask to develop a winning strategy. ____________________ If you have a strategy or management challenge to discuss, book a free 15-minute consultation with Mitchell Muncy via Calendly. The Successful…
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If our organization is truly distinctive, our hiring should be as well. The fourth episode in a series on questions we should ask to develop a winning 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 productio…
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A winning strategy will help us capture a big part of a small market. The third episode in a series on questions we should ask to develop a winning 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 o…
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A winning strategy helps us choose the right time – and the right timeline – for our business or nonprofit. The second episode in a series on questions we should ask to develop a winning strategy. ____________________ If you have a strategy or management challenge to discuss, book a free 15-minute consultation with Mitchell Muncy via Calendly. The …
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Our goal should be to offer a solution or program 10 times better than anything currently available. The first episode in a series on questions we should ask to develop a winning strategy. ____________________ If you have a strategy or management challenge to discuss, book a free 15-minute consultation with Mitchell Muncy via Calendly. The Successf…
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If we don't say "no" most of the time to appealing opportunities, we don't have a strategy. The sixth and final episode in a series on basic tests of our 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 produc…
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If our activities don't reinforce each other, we don't have a strategy. The fifth episode in a series on basic tests of our 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 consul…
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A real strategy commits us to specific activities and ways of measuring our progress. The fourth episode in a series on basic tests of our 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 Prosper…
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If we don't define our terms, we don't have a strategy. The third episode in a series on basic tests of our 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 provid…
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Does the opposite of our strategy sound stupid? The second episode in a series on basic tests of our 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 str…
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Either we have one strategy only, or we don't have a strategy at all. The first episode in a series on basic tests of our 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 consulti…
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Why Strategy: Miracles and Bullseyes (S2:E5)
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Without a strategy, we can't spot weaknesses in advance or usefully evaluate our results. The fifth and final episode in a series on why we need a 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…
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Why Strategy: Our Most Dangerous Competitor (S2:E4)
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Non-profits and for-profits alike often compete against themselves. The fourth episode in a series on why we need a 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 fir…
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Why Strategy: There Is No Best Solution (S2:E3)
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Real strategy development requires evaluating viable but imperfect alternatives. The third episode in a series on why we need a 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 co…
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