Consulting.

“He who fails to plan is planning to fail.”

– Winston Churchill

Strategy
development

You know you need to develop a strategy, but it all seems so complicated! Where do you even start?

I can help you to find clarity amid the chaos. We can work together for part or all of the process, from inception of the strategy to launch and implementation. Depending on the complexity of the project and the level of support you need, you could engage me to:

  • work with you one-on-one to define scope and map out deliverables and timeframes
  • facilitate a one-off strategic planning day for your leadership team
  • undertake a critical piece of research and analysis to inform your strategy
  • coordinate stakeholder consultation and management
  • outsource strategy development to me from start to finish.

Key sectors where I can add value include export trade and international relations, consumer goods marketing, international education, skilled migration, travel and tourism, sustainability, workforce planning, and business growth and entrepreneurship.

Book a free discovery call so we can talk through how I can assist

Strategy
review

A great deal of effort went into developing and implementing your strategy. Parts of it seem to be going well, but there seem to be a few sticking points. How do you know if it is really working? What needs to be improved? Perhaps it’s time to report to the Minister or the Board, and you need
an objective assessment of whether you’ve achieved what you set out to. 

I can offer a systematic review of your strategy, policy, or program, including rigorous analysis, stakeholder identification and consultation, and drafting reports suitable for publication or presentation to decision-makers. 

Lessen your workload and book a complimentary call with me to discuss next steps.

Stakeholder
management

The success or failure of a project often depends on how well it is accepted by stakeholders. Effective consultation is the most critical part of policy development and project management. It is also time consuming, challenging, and iterative. 

I can coordinate your stakeholder management processes from end to end. This includes mapping who needs to be consulted, how to engage with them, and what questions to ask. I can facilitate focus groups or town hall meetings, individual meetings, consultation in writing and via social media. Once the feedback is in, I collate, synthesise, and analyse responses to provide you with a detailed consultation report that outlines what your stakeholders think, and suggests what action you could take to respond. 

Book a free call with me to start the stakeholder engagement process. 

Testimonials

Troy Crystal,
Assistant Director –
Trade and Investment

“On stakeholder consultation, Erin helped me to develop techniques for understanding how to manage client expectations, develop techniques for more collaborative relationship building and how to build credit and respect when engaging with industry veterans. Similarly on strategic management, her guidance has enabled me to learn to transcend an operational mindset into one where I can bridge a diverse range of portfolio perspectives, how to filter out the noise and how to manage in order to minimise risk exposure. This has allowed me to become respected as an expert in my area in only a few years. ”

Why work with me?

As the world emerges from the pandemic, the global business environment is more volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous than ever before. With a 20+-year career in international business and government policy, I have developed a step-by-step process for distilling the essential elements of strategy into a clear and sequential pathway that gets support from key stakeholders.

Book a free discovery call to talk about how I can support you to identify and achieve your goals.