Why Undertake Strategic Assessment?
If there was only one business priority to really excel at, it would be better strategy. And yet, for many organizations strategy has become a problem; an expensive process that is dislocated from the reality of delivery and of running a business. It has become a form of jargon and an expensive, complex and cumbersome occupation for whole teams of people over many months of the year.
At the same time economic imperatives have instilled the need for leaders to think about practical solutions to business problems. Incremental steps are often rewarded more than innovative and ambitious thinking. It is time to find a bridge between these concepts and create a better type of strategic development that is honest, simple, meaningful and effective. Strategy that works.
Our model is a new and refreshing approach to strategy that builds on strong foundations and proven principles. It has been tested and forged in a diverse number of business settings. It is different because it is simple and because it is facilitated from outside your organization, integrating the truth as perceived by your customers. Eliminating false priorities and honing strategic intent. The output is strategy on one page.
A good strategic approach has to be built on a foundation of truth, but it must work in the context of managing budgets and controlling costs. It should be a tool for communication that enables and empowers employees. A life-force. Once defined, organizations can move forward more quickly and more efficiently and external communication will be aligned with internal delivery and the pursuit of customer satisfaction.
Good strategy makes for excellent and sustainable brands that are embraced by customers and celebrated by employees. Why not talk with us to gain an impartial view on how your organization can grow further and faster by doing less and building core competency that will continue to endure and thrive. We can promise this because we have done it before. We are excited about doing it again. It is what we do.
At the same time economic imperatives have instilled the need for leaders to think about practical solutions to business problems. Incremental steps are often rewarded more than innovative and ambitious thinking. It is time to find a bridge between these concepts and create a better type of strategic development that is honest, simple, meaningful and effective. Strategy that works.
Our model is a new and refreshing approach to strategy that builds on strong foundations and proven principles. It has been tested and forged in a diverse number of business settings. It is different because it is simple and because it is facilitated from outside your organization, integrating the truth as perceived by your customers. Eliminating false priorities and honing strategic intent. The output is strategy on one page.
A good strategic approach has to be built on a foundation of truth, but it must work in the context of managing budgets and controlling costs. It should be a tool for communication that enables and empowers employees. A life-force. Once defined, organizations can move forward more quickly and more efficiently and external communication will be aligned with internal delivery and the pursuit of customer satisfaction.
Good strategy makes for excellent and sustainable brands that are embraced by customers and celebrated by employees. Why not talk with us to gain an impartial view on how your organization can grow further and faster by doing less and building core competency that will continue to endure and thrive. We can promise this because we have done it before. We are excited about doing it again. It is what we do.
Disruptive Thinking - Why Challenge the Status Quo?
Often strategic choices are not aligned to the vision and culture of an organization and the strategy is cluttered with tactical needs and internal imperatives.
The Higginbotham Group has taken a unique, pragmatic and well tested approach to identify strategic insights that are aligned to core purpose so that strategy works in practice. We leverage the power of proven tools including the OGSM "strategy on one page" model, combined with C-Suite experience and focused thinking to create natural competitive advantage that delivers results.
The Higginbotham Group has taken a unique, pragmatic and well tested approach to identify strategic insights that are aligned to core purpose so that strategy works in practice. We leverage the power of proven tools including the OGSM "strategy on one page" model, combined with C-Suite experience and focused thinking to create natural competitive advantage that delivers results.
Find Core Competency
Our difference is based on simplicity of approach combined with the clarity that can be offered as an external view to your organization. We offer a more natural cutting edge as an experienced extension to your team discussion. We are able to facilitate and accelerate progress through the OGSM process to get to results via the shortest practical route.
Benefits of working with The Higginbotham Group on your strategy include:
Benefits of working with The Higginbotham Group on your strategy include:
- Better understanding and definition of core competency
- Stronger matrix leadership based on aligned priorities
- Brand power from claims that are steeped in the truth about your capability
- Better capability to determine ROI and enhanced management decision making
- Empowered, educated and motivated employees
Our approach helps organizations shift from an expensive corporate process to an intensive truth-finding and results driven project that can be completed cost effectively in a significantly shorter time than a traditional strategic planning process. It is not easy, but it works. That is why we have worked with many companies with strategic challenges since 2010 to define a better strategy. It is what we do.
A practical guide to strategic development is available for download in the news section of this site.
A practical guide to strategic development is available for download in the news section of this site.
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