{"id":1740,"date":"2021-02-12T19:06:13","date_gmt":"2021-02-13T03:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rulenumbersix.ca\/?p=1740"},"modified":"2021-02-15T19:51:57","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T03:51:57","slug":"what-growth-means","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rulenumbersix.ca\/about\/blog\/what-growth-means\/","title":{"rendered":"What Growth Means"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1740\" class=\"elementor elementor-1740\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-016ef41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"016ef41\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c7e363\" data-id=\"8c7e363\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91ca883 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91ca883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Working on driving growth for your business?<\/p>\n<p>Growth is a sexy word these days and it\u2019s liberally being included in more and more job titles.<\/p><p>Unfortunately, growth is too often talked about in short-sighted terms with little substance.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n<p>If you want to succeed at driving growth, it\u2019s crucial you get clear on what growth means for your business:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">What\u2019s the strategic imperative for growth?<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">What are your growth goals?<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">What\u2019s the best pace for growth for your business?<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">What are the best market opportunities for growth?<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">What are the pitfalls of growth?<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">How can growth be an avenue to strengthen your competitive advantage?<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">How will you grow your practices, processes, and structures?<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">How will you measure and monitor the financial aspects of growth?<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">How will you grow the skills of your team and leadership?<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">How will you build the talent pool needed to achieve your growth goals?<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">How will you maintain \u2013 or even improve \u2013 organizational health as you grow?<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">How will you evolve your culture with intention as you grow?<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">How are you thinking about a potential exit?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Growth is not a hack.<\/p>\n<p>Growth is a consistent practice of thoughtfully and sustainably navigating the demands, risks, complexity, and opportunities on the journey to make your business successful for the long haul.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a13895 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a13895\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8bf285\" data-id=\"e8bf285\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0080755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0080755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does growth mean? 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