What would it mean to lead an open strategy that adapts as quickly as the world changes around it?

Strategy is Everyone’s Business

Many leaders tell me that their strategy engagement with stakeholders demands enormous effort but delivers limited results.

There is a better way.

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The challenge

Your organisation has invested in strategy before, and you're about to do it again. The current plan is winding down, and the board wants the next one sharper, more future focused, and measurable. Your leaders are capable, motivated and results-driven, and you're asking them to deliver all of that in a world shaped by constant change, growing complexity, and competing priorities. 

Your biggest challenge is turning all of that into one strategy: simple enough for the board to endorse, clear enough for your leaders to champion, and real enough for the rest of the organisation to bring to life. That means real trade-offs, not a grab bag of everything you could do. 

And then what about the leadership capability to get from strategy to success? Most leadership development builds skill one leader at a time. That helps, but it misses the layer that actually moves strategy through an organisation: the collective capability that sits between deciding on a strategy and delivering the results it promises. 

Your strategy is only as strong as your leaders' ability to carry it through people, systems and the change that keeps coming.  

If you’re tired of strategy that feels like the status quo and stakeholder engagement that feels like going through the motions, you’re in the right place.

Ways to Work Together

OPEN strategy

Strategy is everyone’s business.

  • Strategic Thinking and Planning

  • Targeted Engagement

  • Futures Focused Strategy

  • Scenario Planning & Testing

  • Objectives and Key Results Development

Adaptive Planning

Plan for clarity, prepare for change.

  • OKR Strategic Reviews

  • Agile Delivery

  • Quarterly Planning

  • Function and Dependencies

  • Build Organisational and Team AQ (Adaptability Quotient)

the strategic leader

Leader as strategist for impact.

  • Leading the Strategy Lifecycle

  • The 4 Interconnected Roles of Strategic Leadership

  • Know What Types of Strategic Thinking to Apply When

  • Supercharge Your Strategic Thinking, Influence, Planning and Impact

Learn more

Ways to Work Together

OPEN strategy

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Strategy is everyone’s business.

  • Strategic Thinking and Planning

  • Targeted Engagement

  • Futures Focused Strategy

  • Scenario Planning & Testing

  • Objectives and Key Results Development

Adaptive Planning

challenge goes here - 2 sentences

Plan for clarity, prepare for change.

  • OKR Strategic Reviews

  • Agile Delivery

  • Quarterly Planning

  • Function and Dependencies

  • Build Organisational and Team AQ (Adaptability Quotient)

the strategic leader

challenge goes here - 2 sentences

Leader as strategist for impact.

  • Leading the Strategy Lifecycle

  • The 4 Interconnected Roles of Strategic Leadership

  • Know What Types of Strategic Thinking to Apply When

  • Supercharge Your Strategic Thinking, Influence, Planning and Impact

Learn more

IMAGINE A NEW APPROACH: 

  • Fresh perspectives amplify rather than dilute your strategic intent

  • Strategy is actively shaped by those who matter most when it comes to evolving the strategy as it hits the reality of execution 

  • Your workforce and the stakeholders they partner with stand ready to flex as circumstances change 

  • Every team member becomes both creator and champion of your strategic direction

How does this work in practice?

CREATING STRATEGY THAT LIVES AND BREATHES

Together, we can transform how your organisation approaches strategy. No more passive cascade of plans. Instead, we'll catalyse a movement where strategy becomes everyone's business.

MOVING BEYOND TRADITIONAL PLANNING

Today's complex environment demands more than familiar strategic planning routines. Your organisation needs a future focused, dynamic strategy that grows and adapts with you, and your current and future reality.

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Expertise That Makes a Difference

I partner with you to transform your challenges into opportunities for real impact. As a future-focused strategist, I bridge the gap between where you are and where you need to be.

CREDENTIALS

  • Double Masters (MBA) in Health Management and Business Administration

  • Strategic Foresight and Future Thinking certification

  • Human Centred Design accreditation

  • Executive Coaching certification

  • PROSCI Change Management accreditation

  • Adaptability Quotient (AQ) practitioner certification

OUR JOURNEY TOGETHER

We'll partner to:

  1. Capture insights about your current state from every angle

  2. Explore future trends with a focus on horizon scanning, scenario planning and practical impact

  3. Define purpose-driven strategic intent

  4. Identify clear channels for focused priority action

  5. Develop meaningful progress markers and measures of success 

  6. Build flexibility into your strategic plan

  7. Design targeted stakeholder engagement that makes the most of everyone's time incorporating your voice of customer, your employees, industry experts and your eco-system partners. 

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

Your executive team and board will:

  • Unite as an aligned force with clear direction

  • Make confident choices about priorities – deciding what to do, and what not to do 

  • Create the right conditions for bringing the strategy to life throughout all levels of the organisation, and beyond 

Your strategy will be a living story that inspires action both inside and outside your organisation.

Your people become ready to flex and adapt as your environment changes.

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What clients have to say

  • ‘Jo first worked with me at VicRoads. Her work was so exceptional that we brought her into Transurban to work on some really gnarly customer issues. Some consultants promise a lot but struggle to deliver or their recommendations are hard to implement. It’s the opposite with Jo - she overdelivers. Her insights and the way she presents them are both strategic and practical. Jo has the rare ability to quickly understand the strategic context and organisational needs, then go deep into understanding the problem to then ideate solutions. Her toolkit is extensive.

    Jo is an excellent facilitator and quickly builds rapport with staff at all levels. She is generous with her knowledge sharing and capability building. I highly recommend Jo if you need strategic support or if you have specific customer problems to address.’

    Director Communications & Digital Engagement, Parks Victoria.

  • ‘I highly recommend Jo. After having just completed our second project together at Parks Victoria this year, I’ve consistently been impressed by her ability to translate complex briefs into clear, actionable scope and guide teams to achieve strategic outcomes with confidence.

    Curious, adaptable and highly collaborative, Jo creates inclusive environments where people at all levels feel comfortable contributing. Her strategic insight, human-centred approach and ability to build alignment across stakeholders make her an outstanding partnet to turn strategy into action.’

    Head of Partnerships & Community Programs, Parks Victoria.

  • ‘You have pushed us to think differently about our customers, our business model and the way we do things around here.’

    Geelong Port Executive

  • ‘Our team worked closely with Jo who established a clear understanding of the needs of our organisation and the staff; and put a huge amount of effort into the planning and delivery of sessions for our national team distributed across the country. Jo has all the right tools and skills to facilitate online group workshops with the utmost professionalism and organisation.'

    Julie Labra

    Motor Neurone Disease Association

  • ‘Jo facilitated the best strategic workshop I've experienced. Her horizon planning stimulated strategic thinking, while her scenario planning proved essential for navigating our complex environment. The 'Dealing with paradoxes' component was particularly relevant as we considered future challenges. The workshop delivered clear outcomes while encouraging creativity and debate. Participants left feeling 'energised', 'aligned', 'positive' and 'impressed'.

    Neil Plummer

    Board Director, Wannon Water

  • ‘Thanks Jo! The course was practical and easily applicable, underpinned by great examples and evidence. Overall, very engaging!’

    Strategic Thinking program

    Institute of Public Affairs Administration (IPAA) Victoria

who i work with

Are you wrestling with:

  • An increasingly complex and uncertain external environment?

  • Minimal time and headspace for strategic thinking?

  • Stakeholder apathy or active resistance to change?

  • The constant pressure to deliver while planning for the future?

You're not alone. These are the real challenges I help leaders navigate every day.

Ready to begin?

Whether you're starting fresh or reshaping an existing strategy, book a call to explore how an open, adaptive approach could help your organisation thrive.

You’re welcome to email me any questions you have too.

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