BUSINESS STRATEGIES
“Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.”
Do you ever feel like you’re working just to get through the day or meet the next deadline, without having a clear vision about what’s best for your business in the long term? Or, even worse, that you have the vision, but not the time or structure to achieve it? Many people put in long hours, feel stressed, and sense a lack of control about the work at hand. Instead, you should determine what your work will be in order to steer your business - and employees - toward success.
I believe that strategic thinking and planning is critical to the advancement of any business. The desired mode should be proactive rather than reactive – make a plan and take control of your business’s objectives and needs.
I can help you:
Determine short- and long-term goals for your business
Identify the challenges in reaching those goals
Define how to best reach those goals
Keep you on track for success
My approach to strategic planning – and managing the work that comprises the goals – is to be realistic, clear about the expectations and workload, and accountable.
The benefits to thinking strategically and having a strong project management presence are endless. When the goals and expectations are clear, that opens the door for business growth, greater job satisfaction, and a sense of accomplishment rather than chaos.
Some examples of my previous strategic planning successes are:
Secured $400,000 in additional membership revenue over the course of six years
Increased paid membership retention by 26% over the course of several years
Each month’s revenue exceeded that of the same month the previous year, on an on-going basis for 4 years
Exceeded or met revenue goals 9-out-of-11 consecutive quarters during an economic downturn
Organizational expansion: membership, financial, engagement, public visibility
Enhanced productivity of employees through clearly defined expectations and goals
Enriched communication and collaboration between colleagues, creating a work environment in which everyone could succeed and feel valued
Revitalized and cultivated relationships with outside vendors
Increased customer revenue and engagement by collecting a greater amount of data for database, research, communications, marketing, and fundraising
Expedited and ensured the successful planning and execution of initiatives - eliminating the need to continually “recreate the wheel”
Compiled historical information and data to use for reference, reporting, writing grant requests, planning events, fundraising efforts, etc.
Project management is the key to success once a strategic plan is created. All good intentions and plans will fail if they aren’t executed well and on time. It’s critical to have someone who can coordinate all of the moving pieces and keep everything, and everyone, focused and on schedule. This requires someone who is able to communicate well, manage unexpected glitches, find the humor when it’s needed, and keep everyone motivated. I can be that person for you.
“Identify your problems but give your power and energy to solutions.”
“If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.”
“Change before you have to.”