Your Guide to Lean Strategic Planning lean out strategic planning

The most effective way to build sustainable success in your business and deliver real lasting results?

It’s lean strategic planning.


Strategic planning starts with vision and systematically breaks th...

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Pro Planning Tip: Focus on Outcomes Over Actions strategic planning

Are you someone who takes their commitments very seriously? If you commit to doing something, you are going to do it!⁣

Yeah, me too. As do most successful business owners. Which is great!  Until it i...

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Roundup of the Top Financial Resources Available to Business Owners Impacted By COVID-19 business resources

Has your business been directly or indirectly impacted by the Coronavirus?  I have been seeing some really amazing offers and programs to support those businesses impacted by COVID-19 - below is a rou...

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What To Do Instead of Discounting Your Products and Services business resources

There is some really great advice out there right now about how to support your local small businesses and how to grow and thrive during this challenging and confusing time. But there is also a lot of...

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Days to Celebrate in Q2 2020 business resources

Spring is in the air, and with the change in seasons comes a new batch of days to celebrate for Q2. 

While you are creating your content calendar for Q2, whether using the one inside the Lean Out Pla...

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How to Identify and Eliminate Non-Essential Business Activities lean out

Time is the most precious resource you have so it is very important that you are spending it on the right activities and that you are eliminating anything that isn't essential.

The most simple way to...

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How to Set and Achieve Goals in Your Business strategic planning

Goals are so critical for success in your business.

So how do you set goals that result in successful outcomes?⁠ AND that you can actually achieve?  The first step is to set your goals properly, and...

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How To Let Go of What No Longer Serves You lean out

Growth = letting go of what no longer serves you.

This sounds obvious, right? The challenge is in knowing what serves us so we know what to let go of, and that can be... well, not-so-obvious.⁣

The b...

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Days to Celebrate in Q1 2020 business resources

While you are creating your content calendar for 2020, whether using the one inside the Lean Out Planner or your own, here are some fun events, days to celebrate, and national holidays to inspire your...

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Lean Out Tip: Stop Starting and Start Finishing lean out

When you are looking to level up your business, there are many lean strategies that can help you.  One of my favorites is the concept of "stop starting, and start finishing".⁣⁣

We often have too many...
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5S Your Workspace - How to Implement Lean Practices In Your Business business resources lean out

Time = money.  And I guarantee there is hidden time and money within your current business in the form of waste.

Also known as muda, waste is the killer of productivity and efficiency.  There are man...

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How to Choose Your Word of the Year + Make It Impactful for Your Business business resources

Not a big fan of new year's resolutions?  Same here!  So ditch the resolutions and instead choose a word for the year.  A word, or phrase, that acts as a guide for the actions you take throughout the ...

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