The 3 Biggest Strategy Mistakes Business Owners Make | Ep 240

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Steve Coughran discusses the three biggest strategy mistakes business owners make and how to avoid them.

How much cash is hiding in your business? See if you qualify for a Free Financial Health Check Financial Intelligence Toolkit Most business owners have sat through a strategy session that felt productive in the room and changed nothing back at the office. In this episode Steve breaks down the three biggest mistakes he sees business leaders make when doing strategy. Not because they are not smart or ambitious, but because nobody ever showed them what strategy actually requires befo...

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Host: Steve Coughran

Topics covered

• strategy mistakes
• business owners
• financial health
• strategy sessions
• business leadership

Keywords

• strategy
• business mistakes
• financial health check
• leadership
• productivity

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