Strategy Coaching For Business Owners
Are you struggling to know what strategic direction to take with your business?
Strategy Coaching For Business Owners
Are you struggling to know what strategic direction to take with your business?
Strategic planning can be overwhelming when you are going it alone, but it doesn’t have to be the case.
Over the past 10 years, we have been working with leaders that want to provide their team with a clear vision for them to execute, from a small marina technology company taking on global competition to rapidly growing insurance companies needing to find their secret sauce.
Great strategy comes in the form of simplicity. In our experience, the whole process is just too complicated and time-consuming so it isn’t given the value that it deserves.
Working with a diverse range of industries and organisations we have created a process that embraces modern strategic planning principles and simplified them. Our framework has two key components; the short and the long. What can we do today to make a difference in 12 months time? but also understanding where you want to be in 12 months time.
People and purpose are at the core of our approach. We don’t believe that business strategy is all about money, in fact, that is the bi-product of everything else you do, it’s about the type of people and culture you have that help deliver on your goals.
The most complex business can benefit from the simplest strategy.
Strategic planning can be overwhelming when you are going it alone, but it doesn’t have to be the case.
Over the past 10 years, we have been working with leaders that want to provide their team with a clear vision for them to execute, from a small marina technology company taking on global competition to rapidly growing insurance companies needing to find their secret sauce.
Great strategy comes in the form of simplicity. In our experience, the whole process is just too complicated and time-consuming so it isn’t given the value that it deserves.
Working with a diverse range of industries and organisations we have created a process that embraces modern strategic planning principles and simplified them. Our framework has two key components; the short and the long. What can we do today to make a difference in 12 months time? but also understanding where you want to be in 12 months time.
People and purpose are at the core of our approach. We don’t believe that business strategy is all about money, in fact, that is the bi-product of everything else you do, it’s about the type of people and culture you have that help deliver on your goals.
The most complex business can benefit from the simplest strategy.
How Can A Strategy Coach Help You?
A problem shared is a problem halved, there are always more options than you realise.
A coach is not emotionally attached to the process and can provide rational insights.
When you are running a business in isolation, it’s hard to know what’s right and wrong.
Why choose our strategy coaching approach?
It’s our no-holds-barred approach that gets real results. Working alongside you to understand what you really want to achieve and guiding you towards that goal.
We know that the biggest challenge leaders have is the ability to communicate a clear, meaningful strategic plan that people WANT to be part of. After all, you can’t do it alone.
In the past 12 months we have supported the following outcomes:
- Healthcare Provider with $150m revenue refocus their digital strategy to convert over 50,000 visitors per annum
- Redefine the core mission and operating principles of a $16m specialist packaging importer from B2B to B2C
- Portfolio diversification of an early-stage sports agency disrupting the current market focused on athlete needs
- Facilitate a portfolio of specialist insurance companies align its group culture and create a core value proposition
- Identify high growth opportunities for an international removals company planning their next 50 years
- Helping a sole-trader in professional services grow their retained income from zero clients to 15 per month
- Take an accountancy business from a non-retainer model to over 45 clients on retainer and growth in low growth times.
The pattern that connects all of these companies is their desire to lead the market through their purpose and people and that they needed a partner to guide them through the process.
Our strategy coaching focuses on the following:
What drives your business? Your Purpose.
What does success look like?
Where do values fit in your strategy?
What market pain do you solve?
Who is your core customer?
What is your target market?
Identify your Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats.
What is your secret sauce?
Where do you sit in the mind of the customer?
What’s possible with what we know?
What are your strategic opportunities?
Who and what? Strategy needs accountability.
What does success look like? Your key numbers.
Where will we be in 90 days/12 months/3-5 years
Making it happen – The next 30 days.
Our full-day strategic planning workshop includes the following:
What drives your business? Your Purpose.
What does success look like?
Where do values fit in your strategy?
What market pain do you solve?
Who is your core customer?
What is your target market?
Identify your Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats.
What is your secret sauce?
Where do you sit in the mind of the customer?
- What’s possible with what we know?
- What’s possible with what we know?
- What are your strategic opportunities?
- Who and what? Strategy needs accountability.
- What does success look like? Your key numbers.
- 90 Day Strategic Plan walk-through video.
- Where will we be in 90 days/12 months/3-5 years.
- Making it happen – The next 30 days.
BONUS: 30 Day Strategic Plan & walk-through video.
Identify your Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats.
What is your secret sauce?
Where do you sit in the mind of the customer?
What’s possible with what we know?
What are your strategic opportunities?
Who and what? Strategy needs accountability.
What does success look like? Your key numbers.
Where will we be in 90 days/12 months/3-5 years
Making it happen – The next 30 days.
Meet your strategy coach, Grant Difford, Head of Client Strategy.
The mission at Waking Giants is to work with leaders to develop a purposeful strategy and enable them to make it happen. This is not about us, it’s about YOU.
As part of our 3 Pillar strategy, our coaching is focused on taking massive action! Along with strong leadership and understanding of the value of building an authentic brand, the 3 Pillars give you the platform to build a purposeful and sustainable business.
Grant knows from experience that simplicity is the fastest way to success. His passion is in identifying and helping you exploit the value you already have in your business. His pragmatic and relentless style leaves no stone unturned and guarantees you will walk away from the workshop focused and clear on what needs to be done.
He will point out the blindingly obvious you already know, find the hidden gems and put it all to work to get the results you know you are capable of.
Meet your strategy coach, Grant Difford, Head of Client Strategy.
The mission at Waking Giants is to work with leaders to develop a purposeful strategy and enable them to make it happen. This is not about us, it’s about YOU.
As part of our 3 Pillar strategy, our coaching is focused on taking massive action! Along with strong leadership and understanding of the value of building an authentic brand, the 3 Pillars give you the platform to build a purposeful and sustainable business.
Grant knows from experience that simplicity is the fastest way to success. His passion is in identifying and helping you exploit the value you already have in your business. His pragmatic and relentless style leaves no stone unturned and guarantees you will walk away from the workshop focused and clear on what needs to be done.
He will point out the blindingly obvious you already know, find the hidden gems and put it all to work to get the results you know you are capable of.
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Below are the clients we have helped develop their strategy and grow their brands.
“We’ve found the experience and outcomes exceeding our expectations.
Clear ‘out of the box’ strategic thinking has challenged us and led us to develop better strategies for the business and marketing approach.”
Chris Thomas, CEO, Pacsoft International“I am now focused now on what I need to do to create a business that suits my lifestyle”
Laura Mohi, Owner/Founder Wild Pilates“The value that they add in terms of the strategy and the thinking is immeasurable – It’s not just a marketing exercise for Waking Giants, it’s the value add in the background.
They’ve added a lot of value in this business.”
John Gardiner, Director, Candor3“Grant demonstrates integrity, authenticity and leadership in everything he does. Of particular note is the time he spends trying to help, encourage and educate others – the true definition of selflessness.
Grant is one of a kind.”
David Neal, Director – The Eighth Mile Consulting Don’t have time to commit to a full day? Do it at your own pace.
We have made the plans so easy that you can take all the stress and complexity out of your strategic and growth planning.
Don’t have time to commit to a full day? Do it at your own pace.
We have made the plans so easy that you can take all the stress and complexity out of your strategic and growth planning.