[S5, Ep37] The Most Underrated Growth Strategy? Your People Strategy

About this episode

Lindsay White discusses the importance of having a people strategy as a crucial component of business growth.

Send us Fan Mail You have a marketing plan. A financial plan. Maybe even a product roadmap. But a people strategy? That's the one most founders skip — until things start falling apart. In this episode, Lindsay is calling out one of the most damaging myths in business: that you can figure out your team later, once you've grown. Because your people are your growth strategy. And waiting until you have 15 or 50 people isn't strategic. It's just reactive. If you've ever felt your shoulders tighten...

People in this episode

Host: Lindsay White

Topics covered

• people strategy
• growth strategy
• business management
• entrepreneurship
• team dynamics

Keywords

• people strategy
• growth strategy
• business
• entrepreneurship
• team management
• founders
• myths in business

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