Strategic Planning: Charting a Course for Growth

Time to reimagine your strategy? The Leadership Center’s strategic planning workshop helps established businesses refocus, realign, and drive results. In this interactive session, you'll refine strategic priorities, evaluate the competitive landscape, and transform vision into action. Walk away with a clear, actionable roadmap to accelerate growth and keep your team sharply focused.

From Vision to Action, Turning Strategy into Results

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Statistics about the Critical Importance of Strategic Planning:

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71% of fast-growing companies have a strategic plan in place.

(McKinsey)

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Companies that engage in long-term strategic planning achieve 40% higher revenue growth compared to those that focus only on short-term goals.

(McKinsey)

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Organizations that align their strategies with execution experience 36% higher performance compared to those that don’t.

(Harvard Business Review)

STRATEGIC PLANNING PROVIDES BUSINESSES WITH A CLEAR ROADMAP TO ALIGN GOALS, ANTICIPATE CHALLENGES, AND MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS THAT DRIVE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH.

Strategic Planning: Charting a Course for Growth is a comprehensive, multi-step process that begins with a facilitated work session led by Leadership Center staff. After the initial workshop, our team partners with you to refine, finalize, and implement your strategic plan.

C U R R I C U L U M

Establishing a Strategic Vision and Organizational Alignment

  • Brainstorm and discuss long-term strategic objectives.

  • Creating a unified strategic framework to align leadership and stakeholder priorities.

  • Identify key value drivers and critical success factors for sustainable growth.

Assessing Market Position

  • Applying Porter’s Five Forces to assess opportunities to offer unique value in the market.

  • Evaluate market trends, risks, and emerging opportunities.

  • Conduct internal resource assessment.

  • Pinpoint your organization's unique value and positioning.

From Strategy to Execution: Turning Plans into Results

  • Prioritizing initiatives and setting measurable goals.

  • Aligning teams, systems, and processes with goals.

  • Discuss strategy for team buy-in.

Follow-Up Support

  • Post-workshop coaching and execution support are available.

Testimonials

  • "Frank is a charismatic and engaging facilitator who effortlessly captivates audiences of all sizes. His approach combines insight, clarity, and energy, making complex topics both accessible and persuasive. His ability to connect with people and encourage meaningful discussions is genuinely inspiring. Frank can remarkably communicate with multifaceted levels of people and still maintains interests at all levels."

    Nancy Brown,
    Executive Director, KYAPEX Accelerator 

  • “Frank is a positive and engaging speaker who genuinely seeks to inform his audience. He follows through after his presentations with engagement and resources to support his clients for success.” 

    Chris Wooldridge,
    Director, Center for Economic and Entrepreneurial Development, Murray State University

  • “Frank is a wonderful mentor and facilitator. His natural ability to draw on adult learning principles is one of the reasons for his success in this field. He is able to engage and educate participants with an uncanny skill.”

    J. Christopher Watkins,
    Department Head, Training and Technical Assistance Services
    Western Kentucky University (retired)

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About the Facilitator

Frank Bennett MBA, SBSP, CPP
The Leadership Center, Executive Director