Strategy for SMEs
‘Strategy is about the HOW, how you achieve your Vision’
Strategy for SMEs is different. As a leader you need a practical roadmap that will:
> Engage and inspire your team and staff.
> Not cost you a fortune. (I can spread my costs over 12 months to help cash flow) I have helped many of my clients to get grant aid resulting in no net cost to them for my services.
> Be developed quickly – most strategic plans take 6 half day sessions with your team and can be completed over 10 weeks.
> Have a performance management mechanism to ensure you are on target
> Have a process to continually modify and improve the strategy to changing circumstances, e.g. competitor, market or economic conditions. This means your strategy doesn’t become dated like many others do.
Pick a Strategy Package That Suits Your Needs and Budget:
The Strategy Health Check involves a review of the direction you are currently taking with respect to market conditions prevailing, competitors, and customer needs. We assess your capability in terms of talent, resources, finances, facilities, etc and how these measure up to the needs of your business and what you want to achieve. Circa €3-5K Read more>>
A 10 step structured process that produces a Road Map (see Roadmap image below). The difference with this approach is that it is developed by the management team facilitated by me. Developed over 5 half day sessions this plan will have the full ownership it requires for a successful implementation. Circa €5-10K Read more>>
The greatest challenges come in the implementation phase. This programme includes either or both of the above plus support in the implementation of your strategy. I partner you for a defined period of time to attend strategic reviews, coach your team and individuals to execute the plan and achieve it’s objectives. This is what I call firing on “All Four Cylinders’. Circa €15-25K Read more>>
A completely different approach to conventional strategy development. Through a series of 4 workshops or a 2 day retreat we immerse ourselves in the world of your organisation, it’s stakeholders, the trading environment, future trends and other variable influencing factors. We travel a journey of deep insight to find the true direction your organisation wants to take. We emerge with great clarity and a strong will to act. Rather than follow a complex plan you will follow a strong purpose and vision and a series of prototypes to embed innovative strategic changes necessary to create the future you want. Circa €5-10K Read more>>
Output of Strategy Process – A Strategic Roadmap
Benefits of My Approach
> Improves your leadership: My strategy approach will provide you and your team with a context to develop and grow your business. Leadership and management skills can be developed to execute the strategy and therefore become relevant based on the needs of the business.
> Focuses the team: My approach pulls the team together. It is a useful exercise to assess strategic thinking skills (and management capability) amongst team members. It puts you and your team on the same page!
> Delivers results quickly: I don’t spend months developing a strategy that by the time we are finished it is no longer relevant. My approach delivers a first draft that can be implemented immediately. It can be further refined and improved as the implementation is being done and reviewed.
> Teaches you how to fish: From the outset, my goal is to enable you to think, plan and act strategically without me. I aim to make myself redundant as soon as possible. This differs to other providers who do the opposite and build in a dependency on themselves to keep the initiative going – not my style!
Contact me for a ‘no obligation’ discussion to see how I can help develop your business strategically. Email Now
