Strategy Igniter
The Strategy Igniter™ includes ongoing support by an expert strategic planning coach, software tools including the Stratex Strategy Planning and Execution system, the Customer and Employee Satisfaction and Engagement assessment system, and the Scorecard measurement system. Your coach will facilitate your use of the tools and assist with identifying the most important organizational issues and approaches to kickstart your results into high gear!
Software
The foundation of all that is Stratex Solutions. Built on a best in class strategic planning framework the tool offers best in class functionality for managing and executing a successful plan.
Strategic Planning
If you have a completed strategic plan, we just load that into the tool and you're good to go. Or, we can help you develop your plan, or improve the one you have. Every client has a dedicated senior partner on their business
Assessments
Don't know where you're at? Our customized assessment tool helps you figure out where you're at. Assessments are a mandatory step for strategic planning or compliance work.
One Destination
Everything you need to plan, monitor, govern, your plan in one place. All relevant files are in one place and can be attached to as many initiatives as you'd like - never waste time searching for a file again.
Dashboards
They're central to the ease of the system. You set up dashboards to measure the things you want to measure. Customize dashboards by level, by group, by team, whatever works for you.
Alignment
Only 15% of typical employees can name one critical strategic goal, and only 7% are committed to delivering that goal. Stratex tools and dashboards improve employee alignment so everyone is focused on mission critical goals!
Execution
Everyone knows what the plan is, and what their role is in delivering the plan. How refreshing would that be - to know how you and your company is doing in real time.
Engaged Teams
One of the highest contributors to employee satisfaction is knowing that what they do has an impact. When your team knows that they're working on the right thing, and can track that progress in real time, good things happen.
Stratex Blog Posts and News
Strategic Thinking
A new year is upon us. For many executives, this is the time to review the strategic plan by pulling it out of the dusty binder to orchestrate a new year planning session. For others, it’s a time to refresh the minds and review what was achieved. What better time to get real! I challenge … Continue reading “Strategic Thinking”
Beyond Surveys-Moving Beyond the What to the Why to Support Meaningful Organizational Change
Surveys can be a crutch for organizations. The advantages to using surveys are that the survey instruments are easily developed and distributed, and provide the opportunity to track specific responses over time. However, there are significant drawbacks to using surveys as the only method of collecting information from stakeholders and customers. Survey information gathered is … Continue reading “Beyond Surveys-Moving Beyond the What to the Why to Support Meaningful Organizational Change”
Seeking the Elusive Stakeholder Engagement – Treasure Found
The origin of the quest for stakeholder engagement began as a step in the process of developing a new strategic plan. The treasure found was unexpected and not immediately recognized. Like many treasure discoveries, it took a bit of sifting to see the shiny nuggets found. The organization featured with the bravery to … Continue reading “Seeking the Elusive Stakeholder Engagement – Treasure Found”
Why Conducting a SWOT Analysis is a Complete Waste of Time
Conducting a SWOT analysis is the motherhood and apple pie of strategic planning. Everyone knows that’s one of the first things on the Strategic Planning Retreat agenda. Take a moment to consider just how many of these exercises you have participated in throughout your career. Very likely the number is more than the … Continue reading “Why Conducting a SWOT Analysis is a Complete Waste of Time”
Strategic Innovation – No more bright shiny objects
Innovation is such a common buzz word; it is starting to make the lists of overused words. However, in a world where most organizations have a shortage of key resources (human and financial) innovation is one of the few methods where significant improvements can be made. The Baldrige Performance Excellence Criteria places significant emphasis on … Continue reading “Strategic Innovation – No more bright shiny objects”
A Call to Action-Meeting the Needs of “Atypical” Entrepreneurs
I didn’t set out to be an entrepreneur. The image many of us have of entrepreneurs is that of young energetic twenty somethings out to change the world or to carve off their own piece of it. I am a 50ish woman with a very long history of working in large to midsize corporations but … Continue reading “A Call to Action-Meeting the Needs of “Atypical” Entrepreneurs”
“First rule of leadership: everything is your fault” Hopper, from A Bugs Life
Everyone looks in the mirror and think they’re looking at a natural leader. But according to Gallup, 82% of managers are pretty much complete failures. Only 1 out of 10 are really right for the job. While “managing” is different than “leading,” it’s a close enough proxy to demonstrate that there are very, very few … Continue reading ““First rule of leadership: everything is your fault” Hopper, from A Bugs Life”
