More constructive challenge please
Good leaders build strong teams of people who are self-aware, trust each other, and who don't shy away from constructive challenge.
Leaders also ensure that everyone understands and is committed to the right set of priorities. Easier said than done.
Once the team is set-up for success, it's time to deliver those promises ... with a proven and agile delivery process.
Some clients want to start with the team, others prefer to clarify the priorities and then work on the team.
Others just want much, much better reporting - and quickly.
We can start anywhere. But let's start somewhere.
Good leaders build strong teams of people who are self-aware, trust each other, and who don't shy away from constructive challenge.
Leaders also ensure that everyone understands and is committed to the right set of priorities. Easier said than done.
Once the team is set-up for success, it's time to deliver those promises ... with a proven and agile delivery process.
Some clients want to start with the team, others prefer to clarify the priorities and then work on the team.
Others just want much, much better reporting - and quickly.
We can start anywhere. But let's start somewhere.
Why do clients engage us? 5 common reasons ...
" We want to make a quick, strong start with the business strategy – moving from intention to action asap. "
" Team composition has changed and it's important to quickly align everyone to the right priorities. "
" Daily operational demands are likely to distract people from the growth or change agenda. "
" Rapidly changing or complex operating environment requires an agile approach to continually sense and respond. "
" We want much better visibility of strategy progress, team achievements and benefits realised. "
Why do clients engage us? 5 common reasons ...
" We want to make a quick, strong start with the business strategy – moving from intention to action asap. "
" Team composition has changed and it's important to quickly align everyone to the right priorities. "
" Daily operational demands are likely to distract people from the growth or change agenda. "
" Rapidly changing or complex operating environment requires an agile approach to continually sense and respond. "
" We want much better visibility of strategy progress, team achievements and benefits realised. "
Client testimonials
" Strategy Delivery Partners was engaged to help the Marketing and Product groups embed the customer segmentation strategy across our business operations. I have no hesitation in recommending John to help leaders remove the barriers to strategy implementation - in fact I'd describe him as a very ‘safe pair of hands’. "
Sonya, Head of Customer Strategy and Insights, Marketing, Medibank Private
" We engaged Strategy Delivery Partners to help us align and execute our strategy. Whilst we already had a "business plan", we needed to test whether we all agreed with the plan so we could move the team into delivery mode. I can recommend John as someone who "get's it" and would describe the (approach) as clever common sense, though I know we would never have achieved the results we are enjoying if we had been left to our own devices. "
Nathan, Managing Director, Pearl Financial Services
" It was comforting to see results quickly and see a clear link between out initiatives in IT and the company's broader business objectives. We now look forward to implementing a systematic process for keeping us on track and delivering initiatives that will be valued by the business. "
Frank, CIO, The Just Group
" I thoroughly recommend John Houlihan as a strategic coach. In the work we did together I found his experience and outside perspective complemented our inside knowledge, helping our thinking and enabling us to agree on the best way to approach the challenges we face. I told the Board when we reported back that I wished we had had the opportunity to do this work a few years ago! "
Harry, CEO, Bicycle Network
" John's extensive experience, natural intellectual curiosity and rapid understanding of our complex business enabled John to become not just a facilitator, but more an equal partner on our strategic re-alignment. John's deep experience and astute observations make strategic planning look easy. "
Adam, Owner, Shine Technologies
" John helped us to solve strategic issues that have been nagging us for years. The process helped us to consolidate our vision, and to give us a practical set of objectives and measures that will help us enormously in the coming years. John was able to understand our business in a very short period, and helped us to crystallise issues that we had failed to solve. "
Mark, Owner, Shine Technologies
Client testimonials
" Strategy Delivery Partners was engaged to help the Marketing and Product groups embed the customer segmentation strategy across our business operations. I have no hesitation in recommending John to help leaders remove the barriers to strategy implementation - in fact I'd describe him as a very ‘safe pair of hands’. "
Sonya, Head of Customer Strategy and Insights, Marketing, Medibank Private
" We engaged Strategy Delivery Partners to help us align and execute our strategy. Whilst we already had a "business plan", we needed to test whether we all agreed with the plan so we could move the team into delivery mode. I can recommend John as someone who "get's it" and would describe the (approach) as clever common sense, though I know we would never have achieved the results we are enjoying if we had been left to our own devices. "
Nathan, Managing Director, Pearl Financial Services
" It was comforting to see results quickly and see a clear link between out initiatives in IT and the company's broader business objectives. We now look forward to implementing a systematic process for keeping us on track and delivering initiatives that will be valued by the business. "
Frank, CIO, The Just Group
" I thoroughly recommend John Houlihan as a strategic coach. In the work we did together I found his experience and outside perspective complemented our inside knowledge, helping our thinking and enabling us to agree on the best way to approach the challenges we face. I told the Board when we reported back that I wished we had had the opportunity to do this work a few years ago! "
Harry, CEO, Bicycle Network
" John's extensive experience, natural intellectual curiosity and rapid understanding of our complex business enabled John to become not just a facilitator, but more an equal partner on our strategic re-alignment. John's deep experience and astute observations make strategic planning look easy. "
Adam, Owner, Shine Technologies
" John helped us to solve strategic issues that have been nagging us for years. The process helped us to consolidate our vision, and to give us a practical set of objectives and measures that will help us enormously in the coming years. John was able to understand our business in a very short period, and helped us to crystallise issues that we had failed to solve. "
Mark, Owner, Shine Technologies