Here's how you can stay positive when facing failure in business strategy.

There is no failure in business strategy. You have a big goal or vision and you set your strategy or strategies to get closer towards your big goal. You crafted your business strategy based on SWOT analysis, stakeholders input and market research, and it didn't produce the intended result. Instead of start blaming people or circumstances, just pause for a while and reflect on the learning from it. Identify what could be done better than before and bring improvements. Ensure competent people are involve in crafting business strategy. Take actions on customer feedback, what is said and even what is not said (indirect observations).

Para se manter positivo ao enfrentar falhas na estratégia de negócios, veja os erros como oportunidades de aprendizado. Analise o que deu errado e identifique áreas para melhorias. Mantenha uma mentalidade de crescimento, focando em como você pode crescer a partir da experiência. Compartilhe suas lições com a equipe para construir resiliência coletiva. Finalmente, celebre pequenos sucessos e progressos, reforçando a confiança de que você pode superar desafios futuros.

View failure as a learning opportunity rather than a setback. Reflect on what went wrong and identify lessons that can be applied in future endeavors. Keep in mind that setbacks are temporary and do not define your capability or potential for success. Cultivate resilience by focusing on your strengths and achievements, and acknowledge the effort you put into your strategies. Surround yourself with a supportive network of mentors, colleagues, or friends who can offer encouragement and constructive feedback. Practice self-care and maintain a healthy work-life balance to recharge and stay motivated.

You learn more from failures and they are often more impactful than your successes. You have to cultivate a mindset that is not pushed back by failure but rather emboldened by it.

Every failed business strategy gives you the opportunity to learn something new, and that is equally as important as learning something about a successful business strategy. Take this opportunity as a time to reflect and learn what went wrong. Was the data off? Did the timeline fall through? Were others on board? Whatever the reason, flex your curiosity and then try again. Remember, failure is a stepping stone to success.

Strategy not playing out maybe that you may not yet have nailed the right approach just yet. Stay positive to the outcome - reassess and reflect. Strategy is about putting a stake in the ground based on prior knowledge, it’s not definitive and as you get more data/experience it often needs tweaking. That’s ok, that’s normal.

Strategy is like a long container ship. It turns really slowly, when it picks up momentum it’s takes a while to slow down or alter course. If you feel the strategic imperatives you have chosen are not playing out quite right, that’s ok to initiate a direction veer, understanding it will take timely. Be patient. Be resilient.

W-L balance is critical to allow the extra energy and space to over obstacles such as seeing a strategy not quite playing out. Recover enough to attack the obstacle full on. Sleep on the issue then be decisive to address it

Communicate like a stuck record!! There is structure to strategy. I choose the 1/ strategic vision -end outcome, 2/this has 4-5 key strategic imperatives required to achieve that outcome. Each imperative must be given its own goals (what), rationale (why) and tactical actions (how). Summarised, this easily fits on to one page. Leaders use this as their script and like a stuck record, they sprinkle it in to every conversation. Having everyone on the same page is key to resilience and direction, they help feedback the speed of execution, adding pace and you’ll understand the tweaks needed if strategy starts to veer.