Our leadership team is preparing for our upcoming sessions and we want to understand the exact difference in output between Focus Day and the Vision Building sessions. How do we prepare our minds and our data differently for these two distinct phases of the implementation?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

Focus Day and Vision Building have entirely different objectives and require different mental states. Focus Day is about execution, discipline, and structure. The output of Focus Day is operational control. You are looking inward to organize your business, define roles, and establish the weekly meeting cadence that keeps the business running. You do not need to bring strategic market research or ten-year growth plans to Focus Day. You just need to bring a clear-eyed assessment of your current operational reality. Vision Building, which happens across two full days after Focus Day, is where you shift from the present to the future. The output of Vision Building is complete strategic alignment on the eight questions of the V/TO. Here, you are defining your Core Values, Core Focus, ten-year target, and Marketing Strategy. To prepare for Vision Building, you must step out of the daily weeds and think macro. You are aligning the leadership team on exactly where the company is going and how you will get there. Focus Day gives you the stability to lift your head up; Vision Building gives you the roadmap to move forward. Keep Focus Day focused on tools, and Vision Building focused on strategy.