by Josh Aranda | Oct 14, 2021 | Strategy
“Who are you and why are you here?” These are not the first words you want to hear as a consultant entering a client’s office. In March of 2018, we kicked off a technology discovery project with a new client. For a month leading up to the visit, we collaborated with...
by Shaun Lee | Aug 30, 2021 | Agile, Leadership, Mission, Nonprofit, Operational Excellence, Strategic Plan, Strategy
By Shaun Lee and Joe Olwig Raise your hand if you feel like your leadership meetings aren’t as effective as they could be. We can relate. Years ago, I (Shaun) was on a leadership team who struggled to get to the issues that mattered most. You know, the issues that...
by Shaun Lee | Aug 3, 2021 | Agile, Leadership, Mission, Nonprofit, Operational Excellence, Strategic Plan, Strategy
By Shaun Lee Imagine if a prospective supporter were to drop in and ask people throughout your organization what are the most important metrics that demonstrate you are accomplishing your mission. Would there be alignment in their...
by Shaun Lee | Jun 21, 2021 | Agile, Leadership, Mission, Nonprofit, Operational Excellence, Strategic Plan, Strategy
By Shaun Lee All too often visionary leaders want to jump right to developing a strategic plan before their organization’s identity is clear. Every good leader must be able to develop a compelling vision, but there is an important...
by Shaun Lee | May 5, 2021 | Agile, Leadership, Mission, Nonprofit, Operational Excellence, Strategic Plan, Strategy
By Shaun Lee Dust Bunnies (real or electronic) When working with new clients, we ask them to share any previous strategic plans with us. Most of the time they send us a PDF that is 60-120 pages long. My instant reaction...
by Shaun Lee | Feb 23, 2021 | Agile, Leadership, Operational Excellence, Strategic Plan, Strategy
Strategy Fatigue Last year we started a new engagement with a client helping them to develop a 5-year strategic plan. In our second meeting with the board committee who was charged with steering the project to completion, one of the board members...
