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This highly effective program for executive leaders was designed at the request of our CEO members.

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You know the importance of developing and executing a solid strategy. You also know that it's no easy task. And you aren't alone. With our proven process and tools, we help CEOs face these challenges and more...

  • How do I ensure that I am setting the right strategic direction & plan for my company?
  • How do I ensure that my team is motivated and aligned to execute on the plan?
  • How do I get my C-suite to work together at a higher level?
  • How do I ensure we have a system & processes in place to drive accountability and follow through on our plan?
  • How do I build and/or upgrade a C-Suite Leadership team ready to take the company to the next level?
What sets our strategic planning program apart?
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Here are the top reasons we stand out above the rest...

  1. Proven methodology and toolkit built over 2 decades in collaboration with our CEO client network
  2. Seasoned former CEO and C-suite facilitators with insight and experience to drive fast track outputs
  3. Rigorous pre-work including interviews conducted with the CEO and C-suite that are compiled and analyzed by our team -- all focused on driving alignment
  4. Highly productive working sessions that produce clear, actionable, agreed-upon deliverables, every time
  5. Flexible, on-going coaching support to ensure execution of the plan
  6. Tools to drive accountability and execution including an agreed upon cadence of strategy meetings, scorecard and clear goals and measures.  The process works!
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“I have done strategic planning with huge budgets and large firms and done it with small budgets, but in all my years of doing this, I have never gotten a deliverable as strong as I got with Katahdin Group’s Strategic Ascent program.”
Frank Weishaupt
CEO
,
Owl Labs
Member since
Strategic Leaders Methodology Focuses Teams to Drive Results

Our honed methodology starts with pre-work where our Strategic Facilitators connect with members of your executive team and also assist the CEO in developing a vision deck. These key elements set the stage for a streamlined planning process that includes a SWOT analysis and leads to well defined strategic goals. The outputs include plans that help to drive alignment around the agreed upon goals and the action plans needed to reach them. The Corporate Scorecard and ongoing strategic case process helps you and your team stay on track.

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Strategic Leaders proven planning process

Successful strategic planning and alignment starts long before the offsite.

It's our belief that by the time all members of the executive team arrive around the strategy table, much of the hardest work should be complete.

Our proven process follows these seven phases:

  1. CEO Needs Assessment - Clarity of objectives and expectation setting
  2. CEO Preparation - CEO Direction Deck™ collaboration
  3. Leadership Team Preparation - Team interviews and pre-work
  4. Program Design Review, customized as needed - 2-day and 4-day option, adapted to meet client needs and objectives
  5. Development of Materials for Offsite - Customized application of Strategic Leaders Methodology™
  6. Delivery of High-Impact Offsite Sessions - Including post offsite participant satisfaction evaluation
  7. Post Offsite Debrief – Chance to review flexible support options
A sample of the Strategic Leaders Toolkit

When we facilitate strategic planning with our clients we bring a powerful portfolio of "CEO tested, CEO approved" tools to the table to support the multi-level phases of the process. When the planning is complete, the team walks away with the tools they need to successfully execute on and be held accountable to the final strategy.

The Strategic Leaders Toolkit includes:

  • Structured leadership team prep documents
  • CEO Direction Deck™ 
  • One-page Katahdin Strategic Scorecard™ and metrics 
  • Operational dashboard and functional plans
  • Action plan
  • Katahdin Case™ methodology
Additional offerings

Extended Support Services

Support service option extensions for our Strategic Leaders clients include CEO 1-1 support, 1-on-1 case prep and ongoing strategy meeting facilitation.

Next Level Leadership Workshops

Our "Next Level" workshops are available to current clients who wish to get their next level of leadership more engaged, higher-performing and ready for succession.

Meet some of our Strategic Leaders members
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Dave MacKeen
Eliassen Group
CEO
Member since
2010
Andrew Graff
Allen & Gerritsen
CEO
Member since
2021
Chris Barlow
Berkheimer Associates
Strategic Advisor
Member since
2018
James Cabot
Southworth
President & CEO
Member since
2020
Chris Vickers
STARC Systems
President & CEO
Member since
2018
Jason Maxwell
MP: Wired for HR
CEO
Member since
2012
Jaime McKinley
W.F. Young
CEO
Member since
2021
Melissa Gordon
MGX Beverage Group
President & CEO
Member since
2019
Meet our Strategic Leaders facilitators
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