--- title: Strategic Thinking | Sarah Mayhew description: Thoughts from Alembic Strategy on profit, growth, strategy and performance --- [![Alembicstrategy](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Alembic_Strategy_September2018%20Theme/Images/logo.png?width=218&height=76&name=logo.png "Alembicstrategy")](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/) # Strategic Thinking ![Alembic-Resized-Max](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Alembic-Resized-Max.jpg?width=2420&height=692&name=Alembic-Resized-Max.jpg) # Strategic Thinking - - ![Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/hubfs/Sarah-2-1.png) ## Sarah Mayhew ### Latest ![Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/hubfs/Sarah-2-1.png) [Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) Aug 2, 2022 [![Alembic](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/20220802_131650-1.jpg?width=142&name=20220802_131650-1.jpg) ](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/alembic) ## [Alembic](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/alembic) Were you ever given a chemistry set as a child? Did it sit in the corner gathering dust, never to be used? If you did get around to using it, did [![Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/hubfs/Sarah-2-1.png) ](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) [Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) [![Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/hubfs/Sarah-2-1.png)](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) [Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) [Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) [![Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/hubfs/Sarah-2-1.png)](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) Aug 2, 2022 ![Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/hubfs/Sarah-2-1.png) [Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) Jul 13, 2022 [![To Connect or Not to Connect. That Is the Question. 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Feedback is a form [![Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/hubfs/Sarah-2-1.png) ](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) [Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) [![Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/hubfs/Sarah-2-1.png)](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) [Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) [Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) [![Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/hubfs/Sarah-2-1.png)](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) Jul 13, 2022 ![Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/hubfs/Sarah-2-1.png) [Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) Jul 6, 2022 [![To Connect or Not to Connect? That Is the Question. 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How high do the stakes feel for you when you [![Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/hubfs/Sarah-2-1.png) ](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) [Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) [![Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/hubfs/Sarah-2-1.png)](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) [Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) [Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) [![Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/hubfs/Sarah-2-1.png)](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) Jul 6, 2022 ![Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/hubfs/Sarah-2-1.png) [Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) Jun 29, 2022 [![To Connect or Not to Connect? That Is the Question. Part Two: Experiencing Relational Boundaries](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Part%202.jpg?width=142&name=Part%202.jpg) ](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/experiencing-relational-boundaries) ## [To Connect or Not to Connect? That Is the Question. Part Two: Experiencing Relational Boundaries](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/experiencing-relational-boundaries) In my first article on boundaries, I introduced the fundamentals of connecting and separating at both a cellular level and as a whole person. In this [![Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/hubfs/Sarah-2-1.png) ](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) [Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) [![Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/hubfs/Sarah-2-1.png)](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) [Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) [Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) [![Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/hubfs/Sarah-2-1.png)](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) Jun 29, 2022 ![Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/hubfs/Sarah-2-1.png) [Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) Jun 22, 2022 [![To Connect or Not to Connect? That Is the Question. 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You have 100 billion nerve cells in your brain, each one with the ability to make up to 10,000 connections [![Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/hubfs/Sarah-2-1.png) ](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) [Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) [![Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/hubfs/Sarah-2-1.png)](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) [Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) [Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) [![Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/hubfs/Sarah-2-1.png)](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) Jun 22, 2022 ![Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/hubfs/Sarah-2-1.png) [Sarah Mayhew](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/author/sarah-mayhew) Mar 30, 2022 [![Achieving Resolution](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/MicrosoftTeams-image-Mar-04-2022-01-52-07-78-PM.png?width=142&name=MicrosoftTeams-image-Mar-04-2022-01-52-07-78-PM.png) ](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/achieving-resolution) ## [Achieving Resolution](https://www.alembicstrategy.com/strategic-thinking/achieving-resolution) We began the year with an article on finding out what is at the heart of commitment. 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