Four Strategic Shifts to Position Yourself for Growth with Andy Goldstrom

Published: July 23, 2020, 12:33 a.m.

b'Andy Goldstrom is the founder of Midcourse Advisors, a rapid growth coaching and consulting company for business owners, entrepreneurs, and executive leaders. As a two-time Inc. 500 business owner, Andy has leveraged this experience to create a proven set of tools and methodologies to help small to medium sized business leaders focus on the right approach to scale their businesses, grow rapidly and avoid costly mistakes. Andy teaches a course in entrepreneurship at Georgia State University and is the author of a new book, Grow Like A Pro, which can be found on Amazon.\\n\\nDownload the Four Strategic Shifts that Andy talked about https://www.midcourseadvisors.com/4-strategic-shifts/ (here).\\n\\nLEADERSHIP INSIGHTS\\n\\n- If you\\u2019re focused on the right things with the right resources and the right customers in the right way (and you\\u2019re managing your expenses), you will move forward in the right way .\\n- Four Strategic Shifts to Position for Growth:\\n\\u2022 Win Today: Setting the stage for future growth through cashing in on current relationships, controlling costs, and constantly connecting with new people.\\n\\u2022 Think Different: Envisioning what your business could be, assessing how things are developing around you.\\n\\u2022 Achieve Disruptive Growth: Prioritize and pursue the best opportunities, develop blueprint, and execute strategy.\\n\\u2022 Gain High-End Independence: Automating processes and duplicating leadership.\\n- Those who adapt succeed.\\n\\nQUESTIONS TO INSPIRE US TO ACTION\\n\\n- What is some lesson, saying, or experience that continues to influence your leadership to this day? \\u201cTouch the post\\u201d \\u2013 Never cut things short.\\n- Use three descriptors to finish this sentence: \\u201cA leader is\\u2026\\u201d Someone who gets others to act like owners, someone who listens first and understands what motivates others, and someone who provides the resources and encouragement to help others succeed.\\n- What is a question that leaders should be asking either themselves or others? How can I help you achieve your goals?\\n- What book would you recommend to leaders? Time to Get Tough: How Cookies, Coffee, and a Crash Led to Success in Business ... by Catherine Lewis and Michael Coles\\n- If you could get every listener to start doing something THIS week to help them be a better leader, what would it be? Prioritizing and validating what you\\u2019re doing.\\n- As a general life principle, is it better to ask \\u201cwhy?\\u201d or \\u201cwhy not?\\u201d \\u201cWhy not?\\u201d because it is important to think differently.\\n\\nWebsite:\\nhttps://www.midcourseadvisors.com\\n\\nContact:\\nagoldstrom@midcourseadvisors.com\\n\\nFind Andy and Midcourse Advisors on social media:\\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/goldstrom_andy (@goldstrom_andy)\\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/midcourseadvisors (@midcourseadvisors)\\nLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/midcourseadvisors (in/midcourseadvisors)\\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andygoldstrom (in/andygoldstrom)'