Not just a 'preparing for strategy workshop'

Who should attend?

For leaders involved in reviewing or developing strategy for their organisation

This is not just a 'preparing for strategy' workshop

This is a workshop in which you won't only learn from each other or go through strategy preparation, but explore in some detail how and why to involve your key people.

People often think that strategy is a one-off event or that it's something that just boards and leadership teams do. On both counts there is more to consider. Strategy development can take over a year, especially if the preparation phase is done right. This means exploring in detail the resource required as well as the people to involve and why this will result in a stronger strategy and organisation.

Whether you've taken your organisation through a strategy before or it's your first time, you'll be sure to learn from your peers as well as good practice in this half-day workshop.

This is the first of two workshops on strategy.

Event Details:

Date: 22nd May 2025

Time: 9.30am - 1pm with tea and coffee

Location: Duke Street Baptist Church, Norwich, NR3 3AP

Why should you attend?

• Hear from your peers how they approach strategy preparation
• Learn the key stages of strategy development
• Learn the five elements to consider in preparing for a strategy review or first time strategy
• Consider the resources you'll need and who to include for a stronger strategy and organisation
• Have the space and time to devote just to thinking about strategy with no interruptions

Outcomes achieved from the workshop include:

1. Participants will have more ideas about where to start with their strategy
2. Participants will have improved confidence to start the strategy development process
3. Participants will have increased understanding of the elements involved in the strategy preparation phase
4. Participants will have increased understanding of who to involve

What else do we get?

• If you attend this workshop you'll get 50% of part 2. Once you've checked out for this workshop you will be sent a promotional code for the next workshop on 29th May.
• If you attend both workshops in this mini-series, you'll get a FREE editable strategy template.
• If you want to attend more of my workshops this year, you'll get 20% off all my workshops in 2025 as well as 20% off a follow-up bespoke Inclusive Facilitation workshop with your team or Board and/or 1-2-1 consultancy support.

A bit more about my values.

• Inclusive - it’s in the name of the facilitation I use because to include is to listen, to arrive at better results and to believe all the voices have both equal worth and are worth making adjustments to hear.
• Positive - this means exploring and naming the things people and organisations do well so that you can do more of them. Honesty too about changes that can be made - but never bashing or undermining a brilliant sector.
• Solution-focussed because that’s what’s needed in a frantically busy sector facing huge challenges and increasing need in communities deserving of answers.
• Equitable because I believe in treating you as we should be treating those you support - as an equal whose lived experience is of equal worth, needs to be heard and is a vital part of finding solutions.
• Pragmatic because having walked the walk I live in the real world, not in an ivory tower with ideas that won’t work for you.
• Enterprising means finding new ideas and solutions that work for you, your values and those of the organisation and its community. I will always be thoughtful about this and not attempt to crowbar solutions from elsewhere and assure they will work for you in your setting.