Webinar Wednesday : The Stories We Inherit, The Businesses We Build: Understanding Strategy in a World Full of Noise 

Session 1: The Stories We Inherit, The Businesses We Build: Understanding Strategy in a World Full of Noise 

This session introduces participants to the foundations of strategic thinking and explores why many entrepreneurs mistake activity for strategy.

Through the lens of queer entrepreneurship, participants will examine how societal expectations, business myths, and inherited ideas about success can shape the way we make decisions in our businesses.

The session will explore:

• What strategy is and what it is not

• The difference between goals, vision, and strategy

• Why many businesses operate without a clear strategy

• Common characteristics of “bad strategy,” including vague ambitions, endless to-do lists, and the pressure to do everything at once

• How successful organizations identify and focus on their most important challenges

• The role of focus, prioritization, and trade-offs in building sustainable businesses

Participants will be introduced to a simple Strategic Diagnosis Framework that can be used to evaluate business decisions and identify where time, energy, and resources can have the greatest impact.

By the end of the session, participants will have a practical understanding of strategic thinking and a framework they can apply to their own businesses, creative practices, and entrepreneurial projects.