Why most business strategies fail - and how to avoid these mistakes (376)

About this episode

Alice Benham discusses why most business strategies fail and how to avoid common mistakes in strategy creation.

It's all good making a strategy, but how do you ensure it isn't a waste of time? In last weeks episode (listen here ), I shared exactly how I overhaul a business strategy - today let's get into the detail of why most strategies fail, and how to set yours up for suvcess. As someone who has helped over 500 clients 1:1 I've seen the right (and wrong) way to create growth. Listen to this episode to feel less alone if you've made these mistakes in the past, and also learn how to never make the same mistakes again. Click here to sign up to my free workshop on May 14th where I'm showing you the exact process I follow to audit and realign a business strategy - all whilst getting a backstage tour of my own strategy for 2026! _____ Connect with me - Instagram | Website | LinkedIn | Weekly Emails

People in this episode

Host: Alice Benham

Topics covered

• business strategy
• entrepreneurship
• growth
• mistakes
• workshop

Keywords

• business strategy
• failure
• growth
• entrepreneurship
• workshop

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