"There's a small select group of leaders out there, and they work in organizations, they lead companies where they're always hungry to get better. Sometimes they're struggling, sometimes they're doing really well. But at the end of the day, they always have this growth mindset of how can we better?"

I am excited to share this episode with you as we delve deep into strategic leadership. Helping me discuss this topic is my guest Rich Horwath. As someone who has helped more than a quarter million leaders develop their strategic thinking and planning capabilities over the past two decades, I couldn’t think of anyone else better to join me on the mic this week.

In this 30-minute conversation packed with value, we talk about:

The definition of Strategic Leadership and the importance of carving out time to strategize your life or your business, especially in an environment filled with to-do lists, appointments, and distractions.

We also discuss Rich's book, "STRATEGIC: The Skill to Set Direction, Create Advantage, and Achieve Executive Excellence" - which is an amazing resource for leaders out there looking to further explore their potential to become the most successful and effective leaders they can be.

And so much more!

ABOUT OUR GUEST
Rich Horwath is the founder and CEO of the Strategic Thinking Institute where he is a strategy facilitator and coach to executive leadership teams. He is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of eight books on strategic thinking, including his most recent work, STRATEGIC: The Skill to Set Direction, Create Advantage, and Achieve Executive Excellence which was selected by Inc. Magazine as a top 4 “must-read book for 2024.”

Rich has appeared on ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX TV to provide expert commentary on business strategy and his work has been published in Fast Company, Forbes, and the Harvard Business Review. He is a former Chief Strategy Officer and professor of strategy at the graduate level.

Rich has helped more than a quarter million leaders develop their strategic thinking and planning capabilities over the past two decades in pursuit of his vision to teach the world to be strategic.

You can learn more about Rich and his work here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/richhorwath/
https://www.strategyskills.com/

ABOUT OUR HOST
Ken Eslick is an Entrepreneur, Author, Podcaster, Tony Robbins Trainer, Life Coach, Husband of 35+ Years, and Grandfather. Ken currently spends his time as the President & Founder of The Leaders Lab where he and his team focus on Senior Leadership Acquisition. They get founders the next level C-Suite Leaders they need to go from being an Inc. Magazine 5000 fastest growing company to $100,000,000 + in revenue.

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Set Direction, Create Advantage, and Achieve Executive Excellence Through Strategic Leadership with Rich Horwath