Strategy is the Compass and Execution the Steps you’ll Take.
Most organisations work incredibly hard… but on the wrong things.
They mistake motion for progress. They confuse budgets with strategy and activity with achievement.
If you begin with confusion, you end with disappointment.
The truth is simple:
Execution rarely fails because people aren’t trying. It fails because the strategy was never clear in the first place.
Most Common Pitfalls when Shaping Strategy…
- Strategic choices poorly informed and prioritised
- Leadership not aligned across all functions
- Vague accountabilities and metrics
- Strategies designed in the boardroom don’t translate to front-line
- Poor governance and corrective actions
THE K-PLANT™ GROWTH FRAMEWORK
A practical, evidence-based way to build strategy that sticks.
K-PLANT GROWTH FRAMEWORK™ transforms the five failings into strengths:
These steps integrate perfectly with our 7-Steps to Profit™ and provide the structure for sustainable growth.
THE ONE-PAGE PLAN — WHERE IT ALL COMES TOGETHER
A strategy that cannot be explained on one page is not a strategy… it's a wish list.
Our One-Page Plan forces the clarity that most organisations lack.
It summarises, on a single visual:
- Your North Star (purpose + ambition)
- 4-6 strategic pillars
- Clear initiatives for each pillar
- Owners and accountabilities
- Metrics and success indicators
- Governance protocol
It becomes the anchor for every leadership meeting, every department plan, and every key decision.
And yes, everyone from CEO to front-line should understand it. sentence, you don’t have a strategy.”
THE STRATEGY REFRESH PROCESS
We guide leaders through a practical, structured process:
1. Know Your Context. A clear view of macro trends (PESTE), customers, competitors, and internal realities. This avoids guessing, the first major failure in strategy.
2. Prioritise What Matters Most. From dozens of ideas to a small number of strategic priorities that genuinely move the needle.
3. Align the Leadership Team. Not “agreeing in the room”, but genuinely committing. This eliminates silent misalignment, one of strategy’s biggest killers.
4. Translate Strategy to Every Function. Marketing, Operations, HR, Finance, Sales… each gets its own tailored plan. Strategy stops being abstract. It becomes operational.
5. Build the One-Page Plan. Clear. Visible. Memorable. Actionable.
6. Set Up Governance & Tracking. The rhythm that keeps strategy alive and prevents drift.
GERAB NATIONAL ENTERPRISES — A STRATEGY TRANSFORMATION CASE STUDY
When Gerab committed to a strategic refresh, the results were dramatic.
With a clear North Star, sharper priorities, tighter accountability and strong cultural alignment, sales and subsequent profits grew in just a few years.
This didn’t happen through operational intensity. It happened through strategic clarity.
WHY LEADERS CHOOSE KARA FOR STRATEGY
- 35+ years global strategy facilitation
- Doctoral-level expertise linking culture, strategy and execution
- Deep experience across industries and regions
- Practical frameworks that leaders remember and use
- Ability to overcome resistance and build true alignment
- A talent for simplifying complexity
- A track record of commercial impact at global scale
- In preparation for large change (mergers and acquisitions) or strategic resets
We don’t write documents. We help leaders build strategies that win.
NEXT STEP
If your strategy feels too complex, too vague, too long…
If your people can’t repeat it…
If you’re working hard but not making strategic progress…
…it’s time for a Strategy Refresh and a One-Page Plan.
Unleash Your Business Potential.
Align, Execute, Succeed
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