A FRESH PERSPECTIVE
The purpose of StebStrategies is to provide you with a clear-eyed perspective which you can then use as a foundation for building a stronger organization.
StebStrategies looks at your business with a beginner's mind, outside your particular perspective, and that's what allows us to more readily notice things that are potentially important to your organization. With your input, we can then identify the options available to address them in a way that leverages your company's strengths.
What comes next—the decisions you make and the courses of action you pursue as a result of what you notice—can seem like a daunting process. Here, too, StebStrategies can provide direction.
We can help you zero in on some of the key issues that positively and negatively affect your organization, projects, personnel, and customers. Understanding how each element relates to all the others is critical. Once the picture is complete, we help you devise and implement strategies that are designed to move your organization forward and ultimately accomplish the goals and objectives you purposely set out to achieve.
As with anything new and unfamiliar, the process may seem a little intimidating at first. This is normal. You're likely unaccustomed to having anyone make observations about your business, its operations, and the decisions you've made. It is important to keep in mind that StebStrategies is there as your ally, not your competitor. Our goal is to help you think about how best to solve problems and build systems designed to encourage and accommodate change through consistent and sound decision making.
INITIAL MEETINGS WITH StebStrategies
We listen to you tell your story. We want you to articulate the specific objectives you'd like us to help your business achieve. It's also helpful for us to learn about any perceived obstacles to the success you are working so hard to attain and maintain. We ask questions that elicit information pertinent to the challenges, circumstances, and opportunities you are facing. This can lead to direct, sometimes spirited dialogue. Over time, we work with you to identify opportunities and avenues for action, while making sure the key stakeholders agree on a consensus for the next steps. When something changes, we keep you informed. Collaboratively, we help you devise a strategic plan or road map for how to proceed with the projects that are under consideration. Once the plan is established, we will offer suggestions as to how best to carry it out and in some cases will even direct the implementation phase with your collaboration.
“John Stebbins’ experience, intelligence, and community involvement elevated Computer Dimensions to a higher business level and allowed us to move much more quickly toward accomplishing our long-term goals. John is thorough, and his attention to detail, creative thinking, and professionalism greatly improved our organizational structure, helping us build a framework for strategic planning and success in all areas of the business—operations, sales, marketing, service delivery, business development, budgeting, client relations, and human resources—all this while maintaining his sense of humor.”
— Jeff Weinman, President, Computer Dimensions, Inc.
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