Where does flexibility fit into your business (and marriage)?

If you are a married couple in business together, do you spend time creating a formal strategic plan, or simply fly by the seat of your pants?

Most would agree that there is tremendous value in starting with a plan.

Husband and wife team John Thompson and Kara Myers, of Cicero’s Academy, begin each year creating a strategic plan. It applies to both their business and family life. They then review it quarterly and make adjustments where necessary.

But John and Kara also understand the importance of “strategic flexibility.” This encourages learning and adapting as the plan unfolds.

As a differentiating value, Flexibility means adaptable or variable; capable of being changed.  This is a great value to help build a successful business. It also works with raising kids.

So, rather than feel you must have everything figured out before you even start, John & Kara recommend moving forward with your eyes wide open, and be prepared to incorporate the value of flexibility.

You can read more about strategic flexibility, and the interview with John & Kara, at Leadership Couples.

 

How have you incorporated flexibility into your business, and marriage?

 

Today’s value was selected from the “Diversity-Flexibility” category, based on the e-book Developing Your Differentiating Values.