What is a Good Business Growth Strategy & How to Devise One

Introduction

Let’s face it, putting an effective strategy into place is not easy! Just mentioning the word ‘strategy’ can bring grown partners out into cold sweats. Many firms believe they already have a strategy, but we sense that something is invariably not working smoothly.

From our experience, Managing Partners or Boards often have a relatively clear sense of where they want to steer the business. However, common problems quickly emerge:

• This strategy is rarely described consistently in the same way by partners or senior support staff
• Even if there is a clear agreement as to what the strategy is, a significant proportion of partners seem uncommitted to it - they might even disagree with important elements of the strategy
• Momentum fades and what is happening progresses painfully slowly, causing management, partners or staff to get frustrated

Without alignment, even the best intentions fail to deliver meaningful growth.

This practical virtual classroom seminar will break down the real issues behind ineffective strategy execution and show you how to transform your firm’s approach. It will focus on what is a good strategy (and what is a bad one).

Combining practical advice with proven strategic thinking, this session is designed to help firms move from discussion to delivery.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive course will cover the following:

• What the management theorists say about strategy (clue: it isn’t a wish list!)
• A practical framework for devising a good strategy
• Using visioning exercises
• Use of a client survey, to keep strategy grounded in reality
• A four-phase programme, with suggested activities
• The two-workshop approach, with designs for each workshop
• The role of facilitation in achieving alignment and momentum
• Getting buy-in to the outcomes

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.