Strategic
Planning
Actionable Paths to Growing Your Business
and Strengthening Your Organization.
Shaping Your Strategy
We know how to craft strategic plans following a thoughtful process. We set upfront planning goals that define success. Clients call us when they have problems, or see an opportunity, or wonder if they can do things better.
They need some senior strategic counsel and guidance. They want advice from someone they can trust.
Planning for Results
Our strategic plans aren’t driven by theory, they are tailored to your organization and include very specific actionable recommendations. This is one of SIR’s most distinguishing characteristics from other strategic consultancies — we don’t just tell you how to do it, we’ll help you make it happen.
We deliver this difference with our resident team of highly skilled and experienced researchers and marketing professionals.
Full-Service Strategic Support
Our strategic planning team has worked with Fortune 100 corporations, government agencies, higher education institutions, healthcare providers, startups, and nonprofits.
Every assignment is as unique as the situation. No boilerplate solutions here.
Here are just a few ways we can help:
Corporate Leadership Support
Brand Strategy & Positioning
Mission, Vision, & Values
Workplace Culture Audits
Human Resources
Board Retreats
PR Plans
Engagement Strategies
Media Training
Customized
Collaboration
Our planning process is effective due to a thorough but flexible approach that puts the client at the center of planning — from initial kickoff meetings and situation analysis to plan development and implementation.
We ensure that the people ultimately responsible for implementing the plan are involved in the planning process, avoiding one of the major pitfalls to maximizing the impact of a strategic plan.
Workshop &
Meeting Support
As seasoned business experts with our finger on the pulse of future trends, many clients engage SIR to lead and facilitate strategic retreats, working sessions, and meetings.
Clients who bring in SIR to direct such leadership sessions expect us to stretch the boundaries and encourage new ways to think about addressing strategic issues — We’re very effective in opening the eyes (and ears) of participants to alternative ways forward.
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Planning
Inclusive workplaces will set companies apart in the future, attracting top talent and bringing out the best from workers, customers, and suppliers of all backgrounds.
That’s why SIR has developed a specialized diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) practice for private and public organizations. Quite simply, we approach DE&I initiatives differently. We combine our organizational development and strategic planning expertise with our unique in-house knowledge of demographic, economic, and cultural shifts that are shaping America’s future.
Decades of Experience
Our strategic planning work has supported many of America’s leading companies and associations, including GE, Polaroid, Johnson & Johnson, Lincoln Financial, Walmart, Google, AARP, the American Chemical Society, the Public Relations Society of America, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and hundreds of other Fortune 1,000 companies and national associations.
Let’s Get Started
For decision-makers in organizations and communities, SIR is the go-to management consultancy for strategic planning. We provide research-backed insight and solutions for today and the future.
If you’re ready to talk, we’re ready to listen.