Transforming the complex and boring into simple and fun!
I am a creative, courageous, trustworthy advisor who makes strategic planning straightforward…and fun! I work with entrepreneurial business leaders around strategic planning. Complex and boring, right? But it doesn’t have to be.
For over 25 years, I’ve wondered why some people and businesses excel while others atrophy. And when it comes to strategic planning, I’ve noticed that far more plans are written than are ever executed. It seems that some organizations’ greatest achievements around strategic planning are nothing more than shelf-ware meant to ensnare wayward dust particles.
That’s boring. And it’s definitely not fun.
My system takes the complex and boring strategic planning process and makes it simple…and even fun. And, the system is designed so that you and your entire team have useful trigger devices – things you’ll use every day – to help everyone work in harmony to achieve the corporate destiny laid out in the plan
On this site...
Every week, you’ll find something new to transform the complex and boring into simple and fun. On this site, you’ll find
- Original content and pointers to other resources
- Strategies for making complex ideas – like the strategic planning process
- Simple
- Easy
- Fun!
- Tips for creating a culture of engagement and commitment
Keeping it simple
You can get updates a couple of ways.
Complex and Boring (and Ineffective)
- Set a reminder to visit https://Straightforward.Consulting once a week
- Miss the reminder because you scheduled 10 other reminders on top of it
- Schedule an annoying reminder
- Embarrass yourself when the annoying reminder goes off at an inopportune moment
- Finally visit https://Straightforward.Consulting
- Notice a post you missed a few weeks ago and think, “Dang. Coulda really used that one yesterday.”
Simple and Fun
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Want to try the system?
The fully-online program is in the works. While that’s being developed, if you’d like a personal introduction to “the system,” reach out to me on twitter @str84consulting or Facebook @str84consulting.