Strategic Doing workshops with NZ Practitioner Rebecca McElrea
If you’re looking for a fresh perspective on strategy formulation and agile execution, McElrea Consulting offers Strategic Doing workshops tailored to your organisation’s unique needs and goals.
Based in Wānaka, New Zealand, McElrea Consulting specialises in facilitation, stakeholder and community engagement and strategy development. We guide productive discussions and practical implementation, ensuring your projects and strategies move forward effectively. Our Strategic Doing services are led by Rebecca McElrea, a fully trained Strategic Doing Practitioner ready to guide your business, non-profit or department towards positive change.
Contact us to start your organisation’s Strategic Doing journey.
Strategic Doing workshops
About Rebecca,
Strategic Doing Practitioner
Rebecca McElrea is the founder and principal of McElrea Consulting and our resident expert in the principles and methodology of Strategic Doing. Rebecca has a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and History and has held both Community and Economic Development Management positions within local government. She brings many skills to the table, including facilitation; project management; research and analysis; and developing regional and local strategies.
Rebecca will be available to facilitate Strategic Doing Practitioner training in the future. If you are interested in becoming a Strategic Doing Practitioner, contact her for more information!
What is Strategic Doing?
Did you know that 70% of traditional strategic plans are never turned into action? More often than not, a traditional strategic plan simply can’t keep up in today’s fast-paced and ever-changing business environment. If you’re heading down the long, slow-moving process of strategic planning, there are a few reasons why the framework you’re working with may no longer be fit-for-purpose.
Firstly, traditional strategic planning is complex and inflexible. It often involves lengthy and rigid processes that struggle to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances. Once the plan is in place, adjusting it in response to unexpected developments can be very difficult and time-consuming. Traditional strategic planning doesn’t foster engagement, or take the whole team on the journey, which leads to a lack of buy-in from stakeholders and less commitment to the plan’s execution. This traditional approach also creates a disconnect between planning and execution - all the ‘thinking’ must be done before the ‘doing’ can begin - which makes it difficult to translate strategies and concepts into tangible actions.
To be truly effective, teams and organisations need a dynamic and collaborative approach to strategy development and implementation that emphasises agility and real-world results. They need a Strategic Doing approach.
Strategic Doing embraces the complexity of today's world by promoting flexible, adaptive strategies that can respond to changing circumstances; and encourages collaboration and active participation from stakeholders across all levels of an organisation and beyond to foster a sense of ownership and accountability. Strategic Doing focuses on the execution, with ‘thinking’ and ‘doing’ working in harmony to ensure that plans are actionable and results-oriented from the outset, and can be adjusted along the way.
Who is Strategic Doing for?
Strategic Doing can enable organisations across sectors to navigate uncertainty, drive innovation and achieve their goals through agile strategy execution. While particularly valuable for businesses looking for a competitive edge in fast-paced and competitive markets, Strategic Doing is effective for a vast range of organisations and can be tailored to unique settings and structures.
Non-profit organisations and communities can utilise Strategic Doing to address complex societal challenges, engage diverse stakeholders and drive meaningful impact. This approach facilitates collaboration between organisations, funders and communities, enabling collective action and transformative change. Similarly, government agencies can benefit from using Strategic Doing to tackle complex public policy issues, support cross-departmental collaboration and deliver effective and efficient public services. Particularly effective in this space is the use of Strategic Doing for community development - an approach that can be beneficial for both nonprofit and government-driven initiatives.
The Strategic Doing approach
Strategic Doing methodology empowers teams, organisations and communities to navigate uncertainty, foster collaboration and execute strategies with agility by following four key Strategic Doing principles:
● Openess: Encourage open and honest dialogue amongst stakeholders to identify opportunities and challenges and respond quickly to change.
● Diverse networks: Tap into diverse networks and expertise to generate innovative solutions and approaches, fostering trust and cross-collaboration.
● Iterative action: Begin with small, manageable projects that can be quickly executed and adjusted as needed.
● Measure progress: Continuously monitor and measure progress, making data-driven decisions to adapt strategies in real-time, measure impact and inform future actions.
Benefits of Strategic Doing
In a world where traditional strategic planning often falls short, Strategic Doing offers a more effective and responsive approach. With an agile strategy focused on execution, organisations can break free from the 70% statistic and turn their strategies into actionable, impactful plans.
So, what does that mean for your business, non-profit or department?
When you undertake Strategic Doing training with McElrea Consulting, you can expect to see positive outcomes like:
Increased agility:
your strategies are designed to adapt to changing circumstances, keeping your organisation relevant and responsive.
Engaged stakeholders:
your collaborative processes foster buy-in and commitment across teams, increasing innovation and reducing resistance to change.
Tangible results:
through the integration of strategy and execution, your plans translate into concrete actions and measurable outcomes.
Let’s work together
If you’re looking to take advantage of the diverse brainpower and skills within your team and drive success in today's ever-evolving landscape, we’d love to talk to you about McElrea Consulting Strategic Doing workshops.
Get in touch to book yours now.
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