Activate Your Strategy

Does This Sound Familiar?

Your organisation has a strategic plan. But somehow, it's not translating into action.

The strategic plan is sitting in a drawer (or a shared drive) gathering dust
Your leadership team agree the strategy is sound but can't agree on where to start
You feel apprehensive about adding anything more onto your plate, so the strategic plan gets lost and forgotten
Meetings go in circles or jump from one project to another instead of making progress
Everyone knows there's important work to be done, but nobody's sure what the next concrete step looks like

Most organisations and businesses don't fail because of a bad strategy. They stall because they can't turn that strategy into a focused, workable plan for the next twelve months. The goals are there, but the priorities aren't clear. Resources are stretched. And motivation fades because nobody's sure what the next concrete step looks like.

What Activate Your Strategy Does

This program brings your leadership team together for a facilitated day to cut through the noise and agree on what matters most.

It's not a full strategic planning process. It's not a review of your mission. It's not a governance audit.

It's the critical next step that most organisations skip: taking the goals you've already set and deciding, together, what you're actually going to do about them in the next twelve months. Not wish lists. Not pet projects. A realistic set of priorities that you can actually deliver.

Three Clear Phases

1

Prepare

We review your strategic plan, understand what's working and what's stalled, and ensure the day is focused and productive from the first minute.

2

Prioritise

A structured, facilitated day with your leadership team to agree on criteria, prioritise initiatives, reality-check against capacity and assign ownership.

3

Deliver

We produce a concise action plan that captures what was decided, what needs to happen, who owns it and what comes next.

Here's How It Works

Pre-Work

You complete a short intake questionnaire and we have a scoping call (30 to 45 minutes) with you or your key decision-makers. We review any relevant documents, including your current strategic plan. This ensures Jodie comes in prepared and the day is productive from the first minute.

Facilitated Day (In Person or Virtually)

Jodie facilitates a structured conversation with your leadership team. Rob provides support. Together, we'll:

Review your strategic goals and progress to date
Agree on criteria for prioritisation
Identify and prioritise initiatives for the next 12 months
Reality-check those priorities against your capacity, capability and resources
Assign ownership at a high level

Prioritised Action Plan

Within five business days, we deliver a prioritised 12-month action plan (5 to 10 pages) that captures what was decided, what needs to happen, who owns it and what comes next.

Follow-Up Call

We walk you through the action plan on a short call to make sure it's clear, realistic and ready to use.

What You'll Be Able To Do

Point to a clear, realistic plan that your entire leadership team has agreed on
Stop going in circles and start making visible progress on strategic goals
Run more productive meetings because there's a shared plan to track against
Confidently say no to distractions because priorities are clear
Know exactly what needs to happen, who owns it and what comes next
Move from good intentions to meaningful outcomes

Is This Right for You?

This is for you if you're...

A not-for-profit, social enterprise, B Corp or purpose-driven business with an existing strategic plan
Stuck between strategy and action, with leadership alignment as the missing piece
Ready to bring your leadership team together for a focused, decision-making day
After a realistic plan, not another wish list
Willing to commit to a set of priorities for the next twelve months

This isn't for you if you're...

Looking for someone to write a strategic plan from scratch
In the middle of a crisis that needs immediate specialist advice (see Respond to Change)
After a general team-building day or board development workshop
Not ready to commit to making real decisions within a structured timeframe

Most organisations don't fail because of a bad strategy. They stall because they can't turn that strategy into a focused, workable plan. This program exists to close that gap.

Why Work With Us?

We're Jodie and Rob, co-founders of Happy Changemakers and authors of Package Promote Scale. Together, we've helped over 500 businesses and organisations plan, deliver and grow.

Jodie is an expert in governance and facilitation, a former CEO of Travellers Aid Australia, and a trusted consultant to boards and leadership teams across Australia. Rob brings structured thinking around commercial acumen, planning and turning decisions into workable action plans.

We designed Activate Your Strategy because we've seen, again and again, that good strategies gather dust when there's no structured way to turn them into realistic, prioritised action.

Frequently Asked Questions

That's fine. As long as the strategy is still broadly relevant, this program helps you extract the priorities that matter now and build a realistic plan around them. If the strategy itself needs a rethink, we'll be upfront about that during the scoping call.

Whoever is relevant to be in the room — typically 3 to 15 people. This works best with the leadership team who'll be responsible for making decisions and owning delivery. We'll help you work out the right group during the scoping call.

Yes. The program is designed to be delivered in person, as face-to-face facilitation produces better decisions and stronger alignment. If circumstances require a virtual option, we can do that too.

That's exactly what facilitation is for. Jodie is experienced at navigating different perspectives and gently steering groups toward shared decisions. If there's deeper conflict, that may need to be addressed separately, and we'll be honest about that.

Activate Your Strategy is for organisations with strategic clarity that need help turning it into action. Respond to Change is for when something significant has shifted and you need to stabilise and reset direction before you can plan ahead.

Yes. We work with organisations across Australia. Travel costs will apply and are included in our proposal.