What does it mean to have a “clear strategy”? Ask yourself if the people that matter – your customers, partners, and staff – understand it and act accordingly. Strategy plans don’t generally make for dramatic reading, but they should be concise and clear, and designed to effectively communicate your strategy. Having a well understood strategy is like putting a clear policy in place; your team will be empowered to make better decisions, and your partners and users will better understand your approach, goals, and priorities.
How DL Consulting can help
DLC has worked with executives, product, and marketing teams, and has years of experience in understanding what constitutes “strategy” and how to best lay out the information so that the stakeholders can quickly understand the strategy and what is needed for successful implementation.
Brainstorming facilitation
When your strategy isn’t clear, or you need to rethink the strategy, it’s critical to get the right stakeholders together and have one or more brainstorming sessions. This is a key skill set that DL Consulting can provide. We will facilitate these sessions, keeping them moving, identifying the key points and driving toward the action plan to get the strategy down on paper, for example:
- What are the core strategy elements?
- What’s the strategy elevator speech?
- What detail is required to explain and support the strategy?
- What is the best way to communicate your strategy to stakeholders?
- Do you need separate versions of the strategy for inside and outside audiences?
- What is the action plan to execute on the strategy?
Strategy review and feedback
It is too easy within an organization for everyone to “drink the Kool-Aid”! But what makes sense to you might not be so clear to others. DL Consulting can serve as an independent party to listen to your strategy and provide dispassionate feedback on what we’ve heard, and how to make it accessible to others.
Documentation and presentation
A good strategy should, in hindsight, appear obvious and clear. Once presented, it should be memorable, and most important people should come away thinking “that makes sense!” We can help ensure that your is relevant, full of insights about your customers, and rounded out with clear, concise and actionable goals and tactics that will help you achieve your business objectives. In addition DL Consulting can help with both development and execution of your strategy communications plan.
Analysis and due diligence
We’ve all seen “challenging” acquisitions. DL Consulting has direct experience with several acquisitions, and can assist during the planning, due diligence, and implementation stages, to help your acquisition succeed.
Contact DL Consulting today to get started understanding your market and needs!