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Strategic planning

Our suite of engaging and practical tools will clarify your goals, build on your current expertise, and get you headed in the right direction. Our Principal Consultant Renée Madsen has a proven track record in delivering effective strategic planning sessions for board directors, management commitees, steering committees, senior management and other leadership groups. Renée designs interactive sessions using unique and enjoyable processes, that get everyone engaged and result in clear outcomes and an agreed way forward. Renée is also a specialist in program evaluation and measuring organisational success, meaning that she understands the big picture and how to maximise the value of strategic planning. Renée's facilitation skills are backed by an Advanced Diploma of Group Facilitation – Australia’s highest tertiary-accredited qualification in this field. Scroll down to read more about our strategic planning experience and case studies, or you can read more about our general facilitation work.
Board Members from Drive It NQ at their strategic planning day.
"I highly recommend Renée for strategic plan reviews. Renée's approach and communication skills make her fantastic at getting people to become involved and contribute. The feedback from my board members was that the way in which Renée undertook the task asked of her matched exactly what we were looking for."
Wayne CraseCEO Everglow Community Care
"Thank you for facilitating a professional and productive Strategic Planning session for our local children's charity Renée. We appreciate your advice, guidance and expertise to support our volunteer Board and senior management to develop our latest Strategic Plan. You are a pleasure to work with, your warmth, enthusiasm and expertise is truly appreciated."
Denise LumsdenCEORonald McDonald House Charities North Australia
"What we’ve covered today [in our strategic planning session with Renée] could not be done in a whole year of Board meetings. We now have a good skeleton to build the next year on."
Pat DriscollCEO Drive It NQ
"I highly recommend Renee for the facilitation of any strategic or organisation planning session. Renee has exceptional communication skills and the ability to keep a group on track and focused. I received positive feedback from every one of our team members about Renee as a facilitator. Thank you for being so accommodating, engaging and for making strategic planning enjoyable."
Lisa PyneManager Sharehouse Youth Programs Inc

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Case studies

  • Strategic planning with Drive It NQ - operators of Townsville's $23 million, 234ha first permanent driver education and motorsport facility.
  • Strategic planning with Board of Management - Everglow Community Care.
  • Decision-making with Steering Committee - Burdekin Regional Natural Resource Management Plan.
  • Planning day for a volunteer group - NQ Speedway Kart Club.

Our Experience

Just a few examples of our strategic planning experience:
  • Strategic planning with Board members and staff from:
  • Cowboys Community Foundation.
  • Ronald McDonald House Charities North Australia.
  • Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.
  • Drive It NQ - case study.
  • Sharehouse Youth Programs Inc.
  • Everglow Community Care - case study.
  • Volunteering North Queensland.
  • Townsville City Netball Association Incorporated.
  • various small businesses through Smart Precinct NQ.
  • various community groups - case study.
  • Development of a regional strategic plan for natural resource management the Burdekin Dry Tropics. Read our case study.
  • Goal-setting strategic workshop with over 20 stakeholders from industry, community, government and research for the Queensland Government's $33 million Major Integrated Project.
  • Strategic planning forum for 20+ volunteer groups to provide input to a long-term Landcare Support Strategy.
  • Vision- and goal-setting workshops for project teams (numerous).
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