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FAQ: Business Strategy card decks

Business Strategy / Business Administration decks are toolkits that contain tactics, frameworks, and prompts to help professionals craft clear, actionable business strategies. Each card typically offers bite-sized guidance on decision-making, leadership, market analysis, and long-term planning. These decks aim to break down complex strategy topics into digestible steps, guiding users through structured approaches to business challenges. By distilling decades of business wisdom, these decks help businesses operate efficiently, streamline processes, and remain adaptable.

These decks are used by business leaders, entrepreneurs, managers, and strategists who are looking for structured guidance to improve decision-making, solve business challenges, and lead their teams more effectively. Accessing these decks on your phone enhances the experience by making strategic insights and tactical guidance available on-the-go. Whether during a meeting, brainstorming session, or a quick decision-making moment, users can pull up relevant frameworks and tactics to make informed choices instantly.

These decks are valuable because they provide practical, step-by-step tactics to solve business problems, enhance strategic thinking, and drive business growth. As a mobile resource, these decks become even more valuable by offering immediate access to strategic tools wherever and whenever they are needed. The mobile format allows for features such as saving favorite tactics, tracking progress, and receiving personalized notifications, ensuring that business strategy becomes a consistent, integral part of everyday operations.

You use these decks by drawing cards that present specific tactics, frameworks, or questions to help guide business decisions, from evaluating market opportunities to leading teams or navigating challenges. Having the deck on your phone enhances this by making it easier to integrate strategic thinking into your daily routine. You can quickly reference key tactics during meetings, workshops, or even on-the-go, ensuring that your decision-making is always backed by solid, practical advice.

By leveraging mobile apps, users can access real-time business insights and ensure their strategies are informed, effective, and aligned with business goals.

Dissolving Imposter Syndrome

UNCOVER YOUR BRILLIANCE AND SHINE BRIGHTLY

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Welcome to the Dissolving Imposter Syndrome Card Deck.

My intention is for this deck to be used to dismantle and dissolve fears, limiting beliefs, patterns, programs, repeating patterns, unworthiness, self-doubt and anything else standing in the way of you showcasing your Particular skills and gifts. Each of us has a gift or gifts that we have come here to share with others. Sometimes a negative experience, a negative comment, a run of bad luck, low self-esteem, anxiety and regular old fear can get in the way of us Shining our Light, shining and sharing our Gifts with the World.

This deck is here to support you as you navigate the dismantling and dissolving of all the things that stand in your way.

The deck has four categories and several bonus cards. Each category is color coded with a theme.

The first category is the dissolving piece. These cards are yellow. Yellow, like the third chakra to access your Power. These cards provide information and prompts to get you thinking about where Imposter Syndrome may have originated for you.

The second category is called Questions to Support You. These cards are Purple. Another powerful and strong color to lift you up as you contemplate each question meant to support you on your journey.

The third section is called, Inspiration. These cards are pink. The beach scene with a pink background is intended to drop you into a relaxed state and provide a sense of inspiration. As you feel the warmth of the ocean water and air, feel your feet in the sand, the intention here is to feel inspired by the information on these cards.

And lastly, the blue cards are the Take Action cards. This is where I prompt you to take some action each time these cards are pulled. Be gentle with yourself with these and be sure to have fun taking one small step towards your goals and dreams.

A Dissolving Imposter Syndrome workshop will be offered throughout the year. The deck will be a support to the workshop. Rest assured, if you can't take the workshop with me, the card deck will serve as a helpful companion on your journey towards stepping forward with your gifts with more confidence and certainty.

Wishing you so much love and success on your journey and remember to be gentle with yourself and curious about the process.

I look forward to hearing about all your successes and seeing you Shine brightly as the stars in the night sky.

Much love,
Anastasia

Discover Card Deck's Why (Why Decks Series)

28 FUN WAYS TO INTEGRATE CARDS IN YOUR DAILY ROUTINE

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Exploring the many way card decks help us life happier lives

Let's Explore 28 Types of Card Deck Usage.

Coaching & Education

  • Learn a new skill: Use cards as flashcards for language learning, coding, or other subjects.
  • Get mentally & physically fit: Create card games to exercise the mind and body.
  • Dare to create something: Use cards as prompts for writing, drawing, or crafting.
  • Test & refresh your memory: Play card games to improve memory and cognitive function.

Creativity & Ideation

  • Get inspired: Use cards as a source of inspiration for creative projects or problem-solving.
  • Get creative & brainstorm: Use cards for brainstorming, mind mapping, or idea generation.
  • Combine options in new ways: Use cards to create unique combinations and explore possibilities.
  • Creative writing: Use cards as prompts for writing exercises or stories.

Workplace Facilitation

  • Plan your future: Use cards for goal setting, vision boarding, or time management.
  • Nurture culture in the workplace: Use cards for team-building activities or icebreakers.
  • Give and get feedback: Use cards for anonymous feedback or appreciation sharing.

Wellness & therapy

  • Reflect deeply on life: Use cards for journaling prompts or meditation.
  • Nurture your focus & concentration: Use card games or solitaire to improve focus.
  • Practice a therapeutic modality: Use cards for art therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, or other modalities.
  • Build rituals & healthy habits: Use cards to create daily or weekly routines.

Prompts & Choices

  • To check in with your values: Use cards for value clarification or alignment exercises.
  • Get mentally unstuck: Use cards for problem-solving or decision-making.
  • Evaluate your life priorities: Use cards for life assessment or goal setting.
  • To put things in sequence: Use cards for planning or organizing tasks.

Challenges & Entertainment

  • To get social and join others in a challenge: Create card-based challenges or competitions.
  • Play games & join challenges: Enjoy classic or innovative card games.
  • Have fun building healthy habits: Use cards for gamified habit tracking.
  • Fend off depression or sadness: Use cards for mood boosting activities or distractions.

Spirituality, Oracle & Tarot

  • To get spiritual: Use cards for tarot readings, oracle card readings, or meditation.
  • To create a vision board: Use cards as visual representations of goals and dreams.
  • To ask a question: Use cards for divination or seeking guidance.
  • To manifest dreams: Use cards for visualization or intention setting.

Additional Ideas

  • Explore the 28 ways we can use card decks: This list itself can be a starting point for further exploration and creativity.

Creator:

Nick Kellet

Pick-a-Postcard: Metaphors for Life Reflection Deck

METAPHORIC REFLECTION CARDS TO INSPIRE MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT, CONVERSATION, GROUP FACILITATION, COACHING, TEACHING AND GOAL SETTING

Learning Expert

WORKSHOPS STRATEGIES TACTICS AND LEARNING FRAMEWORKS

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Welcome to the Learning Expert section of our Essential Business Skills CARD DECKS.

Drawing directly from our 2018 book Learning Expert, this section compiles essential notes and insights originally provided to our trainees in preparation for our live training courses.

Learning Expert™ features proven accelerated learning tools and strategies to ensure that your educational efforts are effective and that the knowledge you acquire truly sticks.

This section encompasses a broad range of techniques, from time-honoured methods like mnemonics to modern approaches like micro-learning.

We aim to cover all the bases to help you maximise your learning potential and retention.

Mnemonics, one of the oldest and most effective memory aids, is included alongside Micro-learning, a modern approach focusing on short, focused learning sessions.

Chunking, which involves breaking down information into manageable, digestible pieces, is another of the key techniques covered.

In addition, we delve into critical thinking, enhancing your ability to analyse and evaluate information logically.

Mind Maps, visual tools to organise information and foster better comprehension and recall, are also featured.

We also explore the significance of The Most Important Graph in the World, helping you understand the learning process the human brain uses to remember things.

Each card in this section provides practical, actionable insights to help you integrate these techniques into your learning routine.

Whether you're a student, professional, or lifelong learner, the Learning Expert Section offers a comprehensive guide to mastering effective learning strategies.

Empower yourself with the tools and methods from the Learning Expert Section, to ensure your educational endeavours are both efficient and effective.

Transform your learning experience and achieve success with our Essential Business Skills CARD DECKS.

A Practical MBA In Your Pocket.

Creator:

Mike Hardcastle

CX Enabler Cards - Part of the CX Fundamentals Tool Kit

SIXTEEN CORE PRINCIPLES TO ELEVATE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

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Elevate your Customer Experience strategy with the CX Enabler Deck, a foundational resource introducing 16 core principles designed to strengthen your CX explorations. Each card spotlights a key CX element, offering both positive actions and cautionary insights to foster balanced, impactful discussions.

  • Foundational Elements: Every Enabler is a cornerstone of effective CX, providing your team with essential guidance for shaping strategy and decision-making.

  • Balanced Perspective: Gain clarity on best practices while staying alert to potential pitfalls, ensuring your approach remains focused and sustainable.

  • Versatile Use: Whether in a workshop or individual review, these insights help you identify key CX priorities and unify your team around meaningful goals.

Though the CX Enabler Deck excels as a standalone resource, it integrates seamlessly with the CX Challenge Deck, which offers 96 targeted prompts for addressing specific CX challenges. Each Enabler is linked to multiple Challenge Cards, bridging the gap between high-level strategic thinking and hands-on execution.

Together, these decks form the CX Fundamentals toolkit—a comprehensive framework for diagnosing, analysing, and transforming your customer journey. Use the CX Enabler Deck to guide conversations, pinpoint focus areas, and align your team on the principles that power exceptional Customer Experiences.

Creator:

Werner Puchert

Powered by Angels

DIVINE WISDOM FOR LEADERS

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The angels are always sending us guidance—we just have to be open to receiving it. The Powered by Angels card deck taps into the leadership wisdom of 14 Archangels. They helps you connect with divine wisdom, receive inspired messages, and lead yourself and your teams with trust, peace, and spiritual alignment.

Whether you see these Archangels as messengers, guides, or simply a source of positive energy, they offer leadership insight, encouragement, and support when we need it most. With this deck, you’ll discover how to:

✔ Strengthen your connection to angelic guidance and spiritual wisdom.
✔ Gain clarity and reassurance as you navigate challenges.
✔ Trust that you're being supported, even when the path feels uncertain.
✔ Lead your life and decisions from a place of love, faith, and inner peace.

Each card offers a message to inspire action, provide comfort, and remind you that you are never alone. Start your day with a Daily Angel Guidance Pull, allowing their wisdom to shape your mindset and decisions. When you need deeper insights, use the Three-Card layout to receive guidance on specific areas of your life.

This deck is a beautiful complement to Intuitive Leadership®, Unlock the Power in YOU, and SHIFTology®, working together to create a balance of inner strength, intuitive decision-making, and spiritual support.

🎁 Bonus: The Angelic Insights Planner is included to help you record and reflect on the messages you receive—turning divine inspiration into actionable steps for your day.

The angels are always near, ready to guide you. All you need to do is listen. Let this deck be your key to experiencing their wisdom in a deeper way.

Creator:

Terry Wildemann

Breakout and Role Play Expert

WORKSHOPS STRATEGIES TACTICS INNOVATIVE FRAMEWORKS BREAKOUT SESSIONS AND ROLE PLAY

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Welcome to the Breakout and Role Play Expert Section of our Essential Business Skills CARD DECKS.

Research consistently shows that people gain skills more quickly and effectively by actively doing rather than passively listening or reading.

Our breakout and role play sessions are specifically designed to immerse trainees in practical, hands-on experiences, ensuring they acquire the tools and skills necessary for success in a dynamic business environment.

This section covers a wide range of business areas, from sales and leadership to communication, research, and brainstorming techniques.

By engaging in realistic scenarios and interactive exercises, trainees can develop and refine their abilities in real-time, gaining invaluable insights and practical know-how that can be immediately applied in the workplace.

Our approach emphasises experiential learning, where participants actively participate in simulations that mirror real-world challenges.

These sessions foster critical thinking, problem-solving and collaboration, equipping trainees with the confidence and competence needed to excel in their respective roles.

Whether you are looking to enhance your sales strategies, improve leadership capabilities, or boost communication skills, our Breakout and Role Play Sessions provide a comprehensive, immersive learning experience.

Additionally, our card decks facilitate microlearning during meetings, offering concise, targeted learning moments that can be seamlessly integrated into your team's regular interactions making it easy to incorporate skill-building exercises into any meeting agenda.

Empower yourself and your team with the practical skills required to thrive in today’s fast-paced business landscape.

A Practical MBA In Your Pocket.

Creator:

Mike Hardcastle

Brand Archetypes

THE BLUEPRINT TO YOUR BRAND’S CORE IDENTITY

Communications Expert

WORKSHOPS STRATEGIES TACTICS AND COMMUNICATIONS FRAMEWORKS

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Welcome to the Communication Expert section of our Essential Business Skills CARD DECKS.

Effective communication is fundamental to any business interaction, and mastering this skill is crucial for professional success.

Our comprehensive communication section delves into all aspects of interpersonal and organisational communication, providing you with the workshops, tools, strategies and tactics to enhance your interaction skills across various scenarios.

This section covers essential topics such as eye contact, Body Language, and Micro-expressions, helping you understand and leverage non-verbal cues to convey confidence and empathy.

We also explore Personality Awareness and Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP), offering strategies to tailor your communication style to different personalities and enhance your persuasive abilities.

Building trust is a cornerstone of effective communication. Our card decks include techniques like Isopraxism and rapport-building, enabling you to create strong, trust-based relationships with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders. These skills are vital for fostering a collaborative and supportive business environment.

Additionally, our communication section provides practical guidance on presentation skills, ensuring you can deliver clear, compelling messages to any audience.

We also cover the essentials of crafting effective press releases, helping you communicate your organisation's news and achievements with clarity and impact.

Whether you are looking to improve your daily interactions, enhance your public speaking abilities, or master the art of written communication, our

Essential Business Skills CARD DECKS offer a comprehensive, practical approach to developing your communication skills.

Equip yourself with the expertise needed to excel in any business setting.

A Practical MBA In Your Pocket.

Creator:

Mike Hardcastle

The Empathy Edge

HARNESSING THE VALUE OF COMPASSION AS AN ENGINE FOR SUCCESS: A PLAYBOOK FOR BRANDS, LEADERS, AND TEAMS

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Furious customers? Missed deadlines? Failed products? The problems your business faces may stem from a single issue: lack of empathy.

Being empathetic at work means seeing the situation from another’s perspective, and using that vantage point to shape your leadership style, workplace culture, and branding strategy. Pairing her knowledge as a branding expert with proven research and fascinating stories from executives, change-makers and community leaders, Maria Ross reveals exactly how empathy makes brands and organizations stronger and more successful.

Ross shows why your business needs to cultivate more empathy now, and shares the habits and traits of empathetic leaders who foster more productivity and loyalty. She gives practical tips, big and small, for how to align your mission and values and hire the right people, cultivating a more empathetic—and innovative—workplace culture. Finally, she gives you the goods on building your empathetic brand in an authentic and proactive way, and shows how doing so results in happier customers, innovative work cultures and increased profits.

In this card deck version of the acclaimed playbook for businesses of all types, Maria Ross proves that empathy is not just good for society—it’s great for business, and may transform you at a personal level, too.

Creator:

Maria Ross

Business Expert

WORKSHOPS STRATEGIES TACTICS AND BUSINESS FRAMEWORKS

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Welcome to the Business Expert Section of our CARD DECKS.

This section encompasses some of the most crucial, general business skills that are not addressed in our specific modules.

Derived from our comprehensive research, these skills are identified as essential for business owners, managers, and key stakeholders to thrive in today's dynamic environment.

Our curated workshop topics and tactics include the Balanced Scorecard, a strategic planning and management system; Cognitive Bias, understanding and mitigating unconscious errors in decision-making; and Digital Transformation Strategy, the roadmap to integrating digital technology into all business areas.

We also tackle the art of Decision Making, managing Dissatisfied Customers, and the role of Empathy in Business, which fosters better relationships and outcomes.

The section emphasises the importance of an Ethics Check to maintain integrity, making strong First Impressions, and the balance between Hard Skills and Soft Skills.
With the increasing relevance of professional networking, we cover LinkedIn strategies.

We also focus on effective Onboarding Employees and overcoming psychological barriers such as Imposter Syndrome.
Innovative topics like Prompt Engineering and its practical application, Self-Discipline, and Skill Stacking are also included to enhance personal and professional growth.

Storytelling in Business and Stress Management offer insights into maintaining mental well-being and effective communication.

Additionally, we explore the Peter Principle, Wardley Map Creation, and Wardley Mapping to understand organisational dynamics and strategic planning.

Each card is designed to provide actionable insights and practical advice, ensuring you are equipped with the skills necessary for success in the 21st-century business landscape.

A Practical MBA In Your Pocket.

Creator:

Mike Hardcastle

Leadership Expert

SUCCESS THROUGH PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT - WORKSHOPS STRATEGIES TACTICS AND FRAMEWORKS

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Welcome to the Leadership Expert section of our Essential Business Skills CARD DECKS.

This section encapsulates essential management and leadership development modules, that have consistently proven effective in real-world applications.

We have distilled these principles into practical, easy-to-apply tools, providing leaders with a diverse toolkit to choose from.

Our aim is to enable successful individuals to seamlessly transition into successful leaders upon promotion—an area where many organisations face significant challenges.

By focusing on critical leadership skills, our card decks help bridge this gap, ensuring that rising leaders are well-equipped to handle their new responsibilities effectively.

This section also incorporates models based on the latest research in Emotional Intelligence, emphasising the importance of self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills in leadership.

Additionally, we feature our proprietary Empathic Leadership™ module, which combines empathy with strategic thinking to foster a supportive and productive work environment.

Whether you are an emerging leader looking to develop your skills, or an experienced manager seeking to refine your approach, our Leadership Section offers comprehensive insights and actionable strategies.

These tools are designed to enhance your leadership capabilities, enabling you to inspire and guide your team toward achieving organisational goals.

Equip yourself with the knowledge and skills needed to excel as a leader in the 21st century business landscape.

Our CARD DECKS provide a structured yet flexible approach to leadership development, ensuring you are prepared to meet the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

A Practical MBA In Your Pocket.

Creator:

Mike Hardcastle

Values in Action

THE CORE OF CULTURE, CATALYST FOR GROWTH

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Define your organisational values and align your actions with your core beliefs using our Values deck. Build a strong company culture based on integrity, authenticity, and purpose. Inspire trust and loyalty among employees, customers, and stakeholders by staying true to your values and driving positive change in your industry and your community.

The tagline, "The Core of Culture, Catalyst for Growth," perfectly encapsulates the essence of what this deck offers. Through the 48 picture cards, each encapsulating a core value that is internal to your brand, this deck provides a powerful tool for aligning your team around shared principles and driving collective growth. These values serve as the foundation upon which your organisation's culture is built, guiding behaviours and decisions at every level.

What sets this deck apart is its ability to not only identify these core values but also provide actionable insights into how to bring them to life within your organisation. By flipping over each card, leaders gain access to valuable insights into the meaning behind the values, as well as the strengths and challenges associated with selecting a particular values card. Additionally, they will find practical ideas on how to demonstrate these values in action through behaviours that contribute to organisational and business growth.