We’ve been having conversations with top leaders who tell us that with all of the uncertainty and volatility in the business environment, decision-making can feel like being in a bubble.  You may be aligned with your top leadership team and employees on decisions such as entering new markets, introducing new technology to streamline operations, and other decisions related to how you ignite transformational growth. But these decision-making bubbles can also have a downside: the unpredictable responses of your company’s many other stakeholders, including customers, partners, investors, and others who can impact the outcomes.

That’s why, as we reach the midpoint of 2025, we’re revisiting our fan favorite Quick Take episode on these issues. We discuss how it may seem counterintuitive to bring in more stakeholder perspectives to accelerate shaping strategy and execution. However, bursting your traditional “decision-making bubble” to include stakeholders beyond those you usually rely upon can actually help you accelerate transformational growth. All of these different perspectives can enable you to more quickly discover unexpected emerging markets, customer needs, and innovative paths to business growth that might have taken much longer to identify.

For inspiration, find out what one major Fortune 50 company does to gain these perspectives on a regular basis (of course your solution will be unique to your company). Finally, to overcome the challenges of bursting decision-making bubbles, we discuss three immediately useful ideas for gaining a variety of perspectives for staying relevant and achieving long-term growth in the rapidly changing world.

Bursting your traditional decision-making bubbles can help your team more quickly discover new markets, new needs, and innovative paths to business growth – Pam Harper



This week on Growth Igniters Radio:



* How expanding strategic thinking beyond traditional “decision-making bubbles” can help leadership teams dramatically expand perspectives and discover hidden opportunities for driving game-changing growth

* A list of stakeholders to consider when you’re looking to expand your perspectives  (including some under-appreciated stakeholders)

* How one major Fortune 50 company engages a broader range of external stakeholders to help them accelerate both short- and long-term  transformational growth

* Three actionable ideas for gaining a wide range of perspectives that can help your company stay relevant and achieve long-term growth in the rapidly changing world.



Resources Mentioned:



* How many of your “Conventional” & “Unconventional” Stakeholders do you know? Download Pam Harper & Scott Harper’s Expanding Your Company’s Stakeholder Perspectives Checklist

* Learn more about Pam’s keynote address at Pam Harper Speaks





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