3 useful Strategic Questions to ask yourself today


G'day Reader

How are you feeling as we step into quarter 4 of 2024?

If somebody had said to you in the middle of 2019 that:

  • the entire world will lockdown next year
  • after that, there'll be an economic meltdown
  • then the world be on the edge of World War III

you'd have called them crazy, right?


Back in 2022 when I launched Future of Hospitality,
I warned of the tsunami we were walking into (blindfolded)

And, it's not going away (just in case you weren't sure)

Regularly ask yourself (and your team) big questions that can lead to improving what you do and how you do it, so you become more effective
and more efficient.


3 useful strategic questions to ask yourself (today)

(even better if you make it a conversation in your leadership team)

1. Am I being the strategic leader the business needs?

2. What needs to change in the business within 3 months?

3. What's holding me back from taking the business forward?

I've created a short briefing sheet for each of these questions to encourage you to think a bit deeper about your answer, so you can create actions you can take in the business to get better results, more balance and thrive.

Pick the question that resonates with you most

Reply to this email and simply tell me, 1, 2 or 3

I'll send you the briefing sheet.

You generate the answers and actions.

Only ask me for it if you're serious though...
about exploring the answer to the question.

If you have a big question that isn't covered, let me know what it is and I'll consider doing a future newsletter on it.

At the very least, this will check your brain is working ok.

Easy! 🔥

Remember, we're stronger together.

Cheers

David

David Carruthers
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