Live your vision of great success! Here’s how we can help.
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Strategy
CREATE AND IMPLEMENT A WINNING STRATEGIC PLAN. Organizations that create and implement a strategic plan using best practices are more successful.
We provide planning leadership and tools for success. Our Fast Track Strategic Planning System, developed over 35 years of planning and execution experience with companies, non-profits, government, and associations, uses best practices from the International Association for Strategy Professionals Body of Knowledge 3.0.
Implementation is where most plans fail. Research shows that 70% of organizations with a plan fail to implement it or implement it poorly.
We foster implementation through our CLIME model, which encompasses implementation best practices.
Uniquely, we harness insights from a decade of research on resistance to change stemming from mental traps and biases, revealed in our founder’s book, BIG DECISIONS, to raise the odds that plans are successfully executed.
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Coaching
GROW AND SUCCEED WITH A STRATEGIC BUSINESS LEADER COACH, in one-on-one sessions or in a monthly support and accountability group. A Strategic Business Leader coach will use their expertise, experience, and our world-class coaching platform, processes, and trove of knowledge tools to offer you:
A strategic business plan to get you to your vision of great success.
An unbiased, expert perspective using wide thinking, best-practices decision making, and smart tools to help you be more productive and effective.
A sounding board for tackling issues and opportunities and counsel on what works and what doesn’t.
Systems, processes, knowledge, and guidance using our Healthy Organization framework and scores of other tools so you grow and improve.
Accountability for your goals and a partner who encourages and supports you.
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Facilitation
USE OUR PROFESSIONAL FACILITATION FOR GREAT OUTCOMES. Our facilitation addresses key needs, promotes alignment, and develops consensus. We are engaged to facilitate Boards, teams, and groups for:
Board development and best practices.
Strategic planning.
Addressing issues and opportunities.
Innovation brainstorming and ideation.
Problem solving and conflict resolution.
Learning, training, and team building.
We have the experience and skills you want. We know what it takes for expert facilitation.
We have facilitated meetings and planning and decision-making sessions for scores of organizations, including businesses, non-profits, associations, governmental entities, and start-ups.
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Training
LEARN HOW TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE. Our tailored workshops will align and raise the effectiveness of your leaders and teams.
Having us lead an in-house workshop - or participating in one of our video or face-to-face workshops - is a great way to instill new skills and increase the effectiveness and output of your leaders and teams.
Tap our knowledge and insights on leadership, strategic planning, facilitation, better meetings, business development, branding, productivity, and more.
We can equip your leaders with unique knowledge about effective decision making and to use our iDECIDE decision-making process to produce better results for your organization.
And our special workshops meet immediate needs.
If you need training on a immediate need or on a business topic, from strategy and communications to productivity and effective selling, just ask.
“One of the most amazing, skilled and insightful consultants I have ever hired. In fact, many of his strategic planning materials are still in my possession and reviewed - 18 years later!”
John Sygielski, President, Harrisburg Area Community College
“Amazing guidance on business plans, budgeting, strategic plans and much much more. A wealth of knowledge when it comes to helping you to plan out your business and is great at helping you trouble-shoot when you are feeling stuck.”
Michelle Burke, Health & Taxes, LLC
“The most recent project was more strategic, helping me analyze a potential magazine acquisition. Lee put his finger on a weakness I hadn't thought about, saving me from financial disaster. ”
Lee McFadden, Mosaic Media, Inc.
Success stories
“An invaluable resource for getting my company past the start up phase. When we met, I was the sole employee of the company. Two years later we have a staff of 8 therapists and 2 administrators - and still growing! ”
Allison Hoff, AH Concierge Physical Therapy
“My writing business tripled. Lee helped me understand how to let go of the extraneous and reach for what is really important in my business. He knew when to prod me and when to praise me. He helped me see the tracks to run my business on and gave me ideas and directions that should sustain me for years to come.”
Chuck MacDonald, Words Matter
“The folks from Forrest Consulting did a fabulous job walking The Association for Challenge Course Technology through an extensive Strategic Planning process. Very fun, Energetic, candid, directional and helpful!”
Michelle Hepler, past chair, Association for Challenge Course Technology
“When I started my business I thought I would get a couple of clients and then find a real job. But my business grew. Suddenly I found myself having to hire employees, create processes and develop a strategy. I turned to Lee Crumbaugh. He helped me more than I can tell you. Meeting with him one on one each week gives me the opportunity to work on my business instead of in it. He holds me accountable to my goals and guides me toward them.”
Ann Brennan, ASMM - A Digital Marketing Agency
“Forrest Consulting conducted a SWOT analysis for The DuPage Foundation as part of its strategic planning initiative. [They] conducted an electronic survey as well as many in-person interviews. Their presentation at the Board retreat was extremely professional and very well received. I highly recommend Forrest Consulting.”
David M. McGowan, CFRE, President, The DuPage Foundation (retired)
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