Why More Isn’t Enough: How Strategic Leaders Create Advantage With Time, Talent, & Focus With Rich Horwath

In today's hyper-complex, information-saturated world, the impulse is often to do more. More tasks, more meetings, more data consumption. But what if the path to true success lies in doing less while achieving more? We sat down with Rich Horwath , a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author and the leading authority on strategic thinking, to uncover the crucial insights that separate successful leaders from those stuck on the activity treadmill. Horwath, Founder of the Strategic Thinking Institute and author of Strategic: The Skill to Set Direction, Create Advantage, and Achieve Executive Excellence , argues that relying on AI to think for us is a critical mistake. Instead, leaders must intentionally carve out time to gain the "fuel insights"—learnings that lead to new value. In this must-read post, learn how to: Stop reacting and start acting on your own agenda. Implement simple, daily "Reset Practices" to capture one valuable insight a day. Use strategic reflection to clarify success and double down on what’s working. Leverage your time, talent, and attention for maximum strategic advantage. Discover why doing less leads to more strategic achievement and how you can develop the mindset required to thrive in a complex world. Love the show?

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Why More Isn’t Enough: How Strategic Leaders Create Advantage With Time, Talent, & Focus With Rich Horwath is an episode from Take Back Time: Time Management | Stress Management | Tug of War With Time by Penny Zenker.

This episode is 26:26 long.

This episode was published on Feb 13, 2026.

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