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Strategy First, Execution Second: OJC's Winning Formula

THE CEO's WING WOMAN®
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Some businesses spend too much time planning. Others dive headfirst into execution without a clear direction. The secret to long-term success? Mastering both.

At OJC, we believe in the Strategy First, Execution Second approach—a method that ensures every decision is intentional, every move calculated. In this episode, we explore:

🔹 The biggest mistake CEOs make when executing too soon.
🔹 Why most businesses only get strategy OR execution right—but not both.
🔹 The Strategic CEO Framework™ and how it creates bulletproof businesses.
🔹 How to avoid wasted effort by aligning your execution with a clear plan.

If you want to scale with confidence instead of second-guessing every move, this episode will change how you operate.

💬 Are you naturally more of a strategist or an executor? Let’s talk below!

📱 Connect with Olivia:

Instagram: @oliviajenkins.co
Website: https://www.oliviajenkins.co/

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Transcript

Introduction to CEO's Wingwoman Podcast

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Welcome to the CEO's Wingwoman podcast. This is a micro episode packed with quick, binge-worthy insights on building a bulletproof business, an iconic brand, and magnetic leadership skills.

Real Strategies Without Fluff

00:00:13
Speaker
No fluff, just real strategies you can use right now. Let's dive in.

Importance of Strategy Before Execution

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Our ethos at OJC is strategy first, execution second. And what that means is we invest an appropriate amount of time, effort, and energy into getting a winning strategy together first,
00:00:32
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before we proceed to execution. And when

Challenges in Balancing Strategy and Execution

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you look at the numbers, only 10 to 30% of businesses nail both strategy and execution. Generally, most businesses only nail one or the other.
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So this

Avoid Hasty Execution

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idea of focusing on investing upfront in strategy is incredibly important to make sure that you don't rush ahead to executing before considering the strategy because that often means that you're shooting from the hip.

Pitfalls of Over-Strategizing

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But equally, we don't want to spend all of our time strategizing and never actually implementing because then we're up in the clouds and we haven't actually got anything done.

The Strategic CEO Framework

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So for us at OJC, this idea of strategy first, execution second is not just a way of thinking, it also forms part of our proprietary framework, the strategic CEO, and really allows clients to win at what they're doing in their industry and become an iconic brand, a bulletproof business and really step into their leadership potential and become a magnetic leader.
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That's your power move for today.

Engagement and Community Building

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If today's episode resonated with you, please share this with a CEO who needs it and send me a DM on Instagram to connect at oliviajenkins.co. I'll see you in the next episode.