Simpler Business Institute

How do I develop clear, concise & compelling strategy.

Strategic planning is not something that sits comfortably with many businesses, especially small and medium sized businesses. Perhaps the examples of strategic plans you have seen are major documents that take a long time to develop and are kept in a drawer or on a shelf ie of no practical value.

This Tool introduces you to the format and benefits of a strategic plan on one page. It is designed to get you focusing on where you want your business to go and how you intend to get there. On a single page, you will define the 20% of the traditional strategic plan that will deliver 80% of the results.  It is the first tool in a series that allows you to develop your own One Page Strategic Plan.

The One-Page Strategic Plan takes the complexity of your business environment and its current activities and delivers clarity via:

• An 80/20 analysis of your business environment
• An 80/20 reality check or diagnostic of your business now
• A set of pragmatic long-term objectives
• The few critical things to achieve in the next 6 months.

The best way to show your workforce that you are serious about improving things is to lead by example.  Start by developing a simple, compelling focus for your business that you'll be able to communicate with ease and to readily update when your business environment changes.