About This Service
Most organisations review their strategy once a year, in the form of a report to the board. We facilitate strategic reviews that actually interrogate what happened, why, and what it means for the period ahead.
The aim is not to assign blame or defend the plan. It is to learn honestly, so the next cycle is better grounded than the last.
Where This Typically Breaks Down
- Reviews focus on whether activities were done, not whether outcomes were achieved.
- Uncomfortable findings get softened in the writing-up stage.
- The same lessons appear in the same reports year after year — without action.
- There is no link between review findings and the next planning cycle.
What This Service Focuses On
Facilitating honest, structured reviews of strategic progress — at mid-cycle, end-of-cycle, or at transition points. We bring the external perspective, the discipline, and the safe space for the conversations internal teams often can't have.
Who This Is For
- Boards and executive teams completing a strategic cycle.
- Organisations approaching leadership transition or funding reapplication.
- Leadership teams who sense the strategy is drifting but can't yet name why.
Delivery Format
- Facilitated review sessions with leadership teams and boards.
- Stakeholder interviews and structured data gathering.
- Documented review report with findings and recommendations.
- Hybrid and virtual delivery where appropriate.
Duration: Typically 3–6 weeks end-to-end, including preparation, interviews, facilitated sessions, and report writing.
What This Enables
- An honest, evidence-based view of what the strategy actually delivered.
- Clear lessons that feed directly into the next planning cycle.
- Leadership conversations that surface what had been going unsaid.
- A credible report for boards, funders, or shareholders.
Extending the work — Where it adds value, we can build a
tailored dashboard or tracking tool to keep strategy visible, monitored, and actionable long after the planning session ends.