Protect Your Team from Strategy Fatigue
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Strategy fatigue, where employees struggle to understand the company’s purpose and objectives, sets in when you chase too many initiatives at once or constantly shift direction without a clear reason. To keep your focus sharp and your people energized, put guardrails in place to evaluate ideas before pursuing them as strategic priorities. Here’s how.
Set up screening criteria. Define what aligns with your strategic direction—and stick to it. Be ready to say no or defer ideas that don’t clear the bar. This clarity will help you stay focused on what truly matters. Use data-based scoring frameworks. Rank ideas by their business value and required effort. Tools like weighted scoring or a value vs. effort matrix help ground decisions in facts, not knee-jerk enthusiasm. Employ proof-of-concept experiments. Instead of chasing every shiny new idea, run small tests to gauge feasibility before committing major resources. This approach reduces risk while encouraging innovation through controlled experimentation. Maintain a single, visible pipeline. Track all non-routine initiatives in one place. This visibility helps you spot overlap, avoid overcommitment, and prioritize effectively. Use regular reviews—and a rule like “one in, one out”—to keep the workload manageable. |
This tip is adapted from “How to Prevent Strategy Fatigue,” by Graham Kenny. |
Source: Kenny, G. (2025). How to Prevent Strategy Fatigue. Harvard Business Review. From: https://hbr.org/2025/04/how-to-prevent-strategy-fatigue?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_campaign=mtod_&deliveryName=NL_MTOD_20250416 Retrieved on Apr 16, 2025, 4:36 PM
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