The Successful Strategist

Mitchell Muncy, Founder and Principal of Prospera LLC, introduces The Successful Strategist, a podcast on strategy, management, and governance, dedicated to helping you address the most important questions any organization can ask.Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn, or subscribe to The Successful Strategist on Substack.____________________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.

Culture does not eat strategy for breakfast. The fifth and final episode in a series on the definition of strategy.Previous episode: Defining Strategy: Testing Hypotheses (S3:E23)Related episodes: Fit, the Fourth Element of Strategy (S1:E14); Real Strategy Development (S1:E16)Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn, or subscribe to The Successful Strategist on Substack.____________________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.

Two critical reasons you should think of your strategy as a hypothesis. The fourth episode in a series on the definition of strategy.Previous episode: Defining Strategy: Making Choices (S3:E22)Related episodes: Strategy Is Not a Guarantee (S1:E25); Why Strategy: Miracles and Bullseyes (S2:E5)Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn, or subscribe to The Successful Strategist on Substack.____________________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.

Four points to understand about making strategic choices. The third episode in a series on the definition of strategy.Previous episode: Defining Strategy: Becoming Unique (S3:E21)Related episodes: Why Strategy: You Already Have a Strategy (S2:E1); Executive Decisions Are Not Strategy (S1:E24)Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn, or subscribe to The Successful Strategist on Substack.____________________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.

Becoming unique is more important than beating the competition. The second episode in a series on the definition of strategy.Previous episode: Defining Strategy: Solving Problems (S3:E20)Related episodes: What Is Winning? (S1:E6); The Threat of Growth (S3:E3)Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn, or subscribe to The Successful Strategist on Substack.____________________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.

Three consequences of strategy as a problem-solving activity. The first episode in a series on the definition of strategy.Previous episode: Strategy Consultants: Five Essential Qualities (S3:E19)Related episodes: Why Strategy: Defining the Problem Is the Problem (S2:E2); Strategic Plans: What's the Problem? (S2:E21)Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn, or subscribe to The Successful Strategist on Substack.____________________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.

Four qualities Richard Branson looks for in a consultant, plus one.  The ninth and final episode in a series on key roles in strategy development.Previous episode: Strategy Consultants: What Is the "Outside View"? (S3:E18)Related episodes: CEOs and Strategy: Two Temptations (S3:E11); The Secret Question (S2:E18)Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn, or subscribe to The Successful Strategist on Substack.____________________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.

What do strategy consultants offer? The eighth episode in a series on key roles in strategy development.Previous episode: Boards and Strategy: Four Ways to Be Constructive (S3:E17)Related episodes: Bad Is Stronger Than Good (S1:E2); Real Strategy Development (S1:E16); Chief Strategy Officers: Independent Insiders (S3:S13)Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn, or subscribe to The Successful Strategist on Substack.____________________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.

Four ways board members can be independent and constructive at the same time. The seventh episode in a series on key roles in strategy development.Previous episode: Boards and Strategy: Four Ways to Serve (S3:E16)Related episodes: What Makes a Plan "Strategic" (S2:E20); Executive Decisions Ae Not Strategy (S1:E24)Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn, or subscribe to The Successful Strategist on Substack.____________________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.

Four ways board members must serve the organization as a whole. The sixth episode in a series on key roles in strategy development.Previous episode: Boards and Strategy: Three Steps (S3:E15)Related episodes: The Fit Test (S2:E10); Key Functions Are Not Strategy (S1:E22)Follow Mitchell Muncy on LinkedIn, or subscribe to The Successful Strategist on Substack.____________________The Successful Strategist is a production of Prospera LLC, a consulting firm providing strategy development, non-profit due diligence, crisis management, and interim executive management to mission-driven organizations and philanthropists.