Enabling owners and CEO's of midsize businesses craft strategic plans that give clear direction, enables the team to pull together and provides a step by step solution

Why CEOs come to us...

“We have done loads of planning but we are struggling to deliver.”

There is a solution…

A collaborative planning method that pools the knowledge, experience and wisdom of your team to produce a plan you all own and can execute.

“We have tension in the team – people pulling in different directions.”

There is a solution…

Our method ensures that everyone is heard. Differences are made visible in a non-threatening, collaborative manner, that creates a basis for team alignment.

“We have spent a fortune on our strategy but the plan is lying on the shelf gathering dust.”

There is a solution…

We facilitate YOUR TEAM to develop a plan that is practical, measurable and actionable, and so is simple to execute.

“We are about to begin our planning cycle for the new year and do not have a reliable method.”

There is a solution…

We have a planning method that is robust, reliable, fast, and effective that will enable your team to quickly and easily develop a high quality plan.

“We have an experienced team generating great ideas, but we are struggling to crystalise our ideas into an actionable plan.”

There is a solution…

A Critical Thinking method that focuses your team on the 20% that will deliver the 80%.

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Clear Direction

Where we are going and where we want to go

Clear Direction -- where we are going and where we want to go

Group R&D Director, FMCG multi-national

“The plan that we have put together is realistic and manageable. When we have presented to Exco, they were very impressed.”

“I would like to thank you for the two-day workshop that we had with you . It allowed us to create the R&D strategic plan for the next 3 years. The method and the simplicity that you used got the best out of us as a team. We managed to prioritize what is important for us as an organization.

The plan that we have put together is realistic and manageable. When we have presented to Exco, they were very impressed and supportive that the plan can is achievable and [will] make a difference to the organization.”

Team Aligned

Differences of opinion resolved

CEO of Occupational Health and Safety Consultancy

“I came away from it [the workshop] with a much clearer vision, new feasible, and achievable objectives and in particular what was on the hearts of my staff in these most difficult of times.”

“I would like to express my sincere appreciation and that of all our staff in thanking you and Paul for an informative,  well-structured, well-illustrated two way communicated workshop. Not knowing what to expect I was suitably impressed by the clarity of thought and sound logic, which when presented, resonated with myself. We found the workshop to be of great strategic value and one which was thought provoking and given us much food for thought. It is always good to have a neutral outsider’s perspective as I came away from it with a much clearer vision, new feasible, and achievable objectives and in particular what was on the hearts of my staff in these most difficult of times. Your presentation and guidance was both professional and enlightening.”

Step by Step Plan

Get where you want to go – a plan owned by your entire team

Step by Step Plan

President, National Bar Association (Las Vegas Chapter)

“James and Paul take you through a logical methodology for making sound business decisions and leave no stone unturned in this pursuit.”

“The Strategic Snapshot Workshop is very thorough. James and Paul take you through a logical methodology for making sound business decisions and leave no stone unturned in this pursuit. When you go through the Strategic Snapshot process you will feel more confident in your decisions and you will have the plan and the steps to follow through with your decisions/intended goals. The plan is flexible with built-in tracking capabilities to track where you are versus where you want to be. I found this most valuable and insightful. After the session, James and Paul offer ongoing support for you and your team so that you can constantly check the temperature of meeting your intended goals.”

Tina E, Group Managing Director

“Your process has been quite amazing. And as everybody has said, your approach and your tools have actually assisted us to arrive at this point in time so quickly.”

“I think your process made that easy, it made it comfortable for us as well [as] to express our individual perspectives.”

Michael Utvich, Strategy Expert

“You really know what strategy is, and what work you have to do to do it.”

“The more I know you, James, the more I’m impressed with the fact that you just have such a deep and organic understanding of strategy going way back… I used to work strategy at the beginning of my career with people that really understood strategy at a granular level, and it’s been a real delight to work with you because you know the real essence of strategy… A lot of people talk about strategy or present work on strategy that’s so thin, you know, that’s so superficial. You don’t. You really know what it is. You really know what strategy is, and what work you have to do to do it.”

Charles Whitaker, Business Owner

“…it’s a no-brainer.”

“Once in a while you find gadget or device that you didn’t know you needed but once you have it then you realise that you just don’t want to be without it. The StratSnap is that device, in this case a piece of really useful software which has been well proven in practice. A bargain. The selling point is that… the decision-maker can identify various problem areas in their current business strategy, and concretise their thinking (very quickly)… it’s a no-brainer.”

Gerhard S, Group Executive, Strategic Support

“I found this exceptionally valuable.”

“I’m really excited about this; I really think it was very valuable to us.”

Andri D, Head of Financial Control

“I think the process is also very easy to understand and very easy to follow.”

Sihle M, Chief Information Officer

“What was even more interesting was how your tool was able to collect different views and put them together and interpret into a singular view.”

Jennifer Bishop, Business Owner

“Invaluable for teams and companies with multiple stakeholders.”

“I was fortunate enough to participate in a Quick Attack session with James and Paul and was fascinated to discover priorities and highlight areas to emphasise within my business. The report delivered after the session has helped me to create concrete plans for my business moving forward and helped crystalise points of tension into firm decisions as a business owner. I highly recommend the workshop and if it was valuable for me as a solo-preneur I can see it would be invaluable for teams and companies with multiple stakeholders.”

Robert Hutchinson-Keip, Non-executive Director

“…great in getting alignment of a team.”

“The strategy process is great in getting alignment of a team, through the collaborative nature of the process, and getting the team focused on the critical execution steps.”

Clare, CEO of Town Planning Firm

“Deceptively simple – incisive and powerful.”

“Completed in a true partnership between consultant, algorithm and your business that will enable you to continue forging ahead in the new normal. Give it a try. It wont break the bank and, certainly in my case, I know will direct more pounds to my account and ease my current work-life balance frustrations.”

Keith T, Business Owner - Retail Transformation Specialist

“Building a brighter future with confidence and certainty…”

“Due to the latest epidemic, we are reinventing the company and consulting a specialist in business strategy.  Dr James A Robertson has inspired us to identify and clarify our challenging areas and goals as a company. The Doctor identified the diversified opinion of management and brought it all together with ease and with great tactfulness, allocated areas and  responsibility for action and later review, providing worksheets and KPI’S for us to continue on the identified and projected growth path. As a company we look forward with  excitement and new vision to building a brighter future with confidence and certainty with the guidance and the addition of the Strategy Doctor to our management team in the coming year.”

Melissa Bourne, Event Planning Manager

“a great way to assess as a team where your priorities lie.”

“It has certainly made me think about how I approach my planning and priorities for events and day to day work going forward. The tool is a great way to assess as a team where your priorities lie and where they may differ, and how through some simple calculations and discussions a resolution can be found. I hope to utilise the tool in future event planning and longer term projects.”

Extensive, Robust Engineering Training and Deep Practical Experience

Diverse Industries

Over the years I have worked with clients in a very great diversity of industries including Investment, Consulting, Risk Management, Manufacturing, Distribution, Logistics, Financial Services, Mining, Construction, Correctional Services, Government, etc.

This gives me a very broad base of experience with which to facilitate processes for new clients and assist them to formulate effective high value solutions that in many cases can be quickly and easily implemented.

My diverse experience also enables me to facilitate comprehensive solutions to complex business problems.