Strategic Business Consulting

Make good business decisions

How are you making decisions?

Your business will always be vulnerable to events it can’t control.

Strategic decisions means focusing on what you can control to continue growing your business.

What do you do, why do you do it and how do you do it? Running a business is performance art in multi-tasking and fast decision making. Call on an external point of view to help review your assumptions and plot your decisions within your business strategy.

Pricing

Ongoing: $220 an hour

Monthly or Quarterly Retainer, including Progress Review and Questions Answered

  • $220 for one hour
  • $1000 up to five hours

What my clients are saying...

Working with Rebecca has given me the insights to grow my business. Her approach makes it easy to see what needs to be done and she has the knowledge to back it up.

- Jason Wade, SiteTrustee

What I'm thinking about business Consulting...

The Most Important Question Your Business Should Always Ask

The most important question a business can ask itself is: What should we do next? In any workflow, not just end-of-year reviews and lessons learned analyses. From failure to focus There is a challenge to working on lessons learned.  That challenge is negativity.  When all you talk about is problems and mistakes, you end up…

How to Turn This Year’s Lessons Into Next Year’s Success

Every year a business writes its own story—full of wins, surprises, and lessons.  The secret to a stronger sequel?  Knowing exactly what worked well and what to improve. Lessons Learned This is the time to capture the lessons that will set you up for a stronger new year.  Perform an after action review on the…

Why Small Businesses Must Embrace The Art Of Lessons Learned Analysis

It’s November! And that means… spending the whole month not believing it’s November.  That, and starting to review your business year.  It’s time to look at what happened in your business and what it means for next year. This important exercise is a Lessons Learned analysis.  What is “Lessons Learned” The lesson learned concept is…

Dream Big, Act Real: How Bold Goals Need Solid Ground

Goals are not a wish list.  They must push boundaries.  While starting from where you are now.  Goals start with reality A goal does not sprout fully formed from a blank page. It develops out of your current situation. Such as your recent: Goals build on foundations To ensure consistency of purpose, you must also…

Finishing Strong: The Power of Simple Goals For A Meaningful Q4

The year is almost over, and you’re ready for your Q4 goals. Decide what you will achieve between now and New Year’s eve.  And make sure these goals put you in the best position for 2026. What are goals It is impossible to make tiramisu. It is only possible to achieve tiramisu.  This is how…

Painting a Clear Picture of Success: Give Answers, Not Clues

Agatha Christie wrote what are called Fair-Play mysteries, or whodunits. In other words, the story includes all the clues needed to solve the mystery.  You are not Agatha Christie.  Do not hide clues in your company messaging. Instead, say what you mean openly and clearly.  Know the goal A clear mission is the foundation upon…

The Mystery Of The Missing Productivity: A Hercule Poirot Adventure (The Worksheet)

I love a good mystery book as much as the next person. (Maybe even more) But that is because reading mysteries is my escape from the real world. Here in reality, I don’t want too much mystery.  And especially not in business. Business is about clarity Running a business is all about clarity. It is…

What Technical Skills Should You Really Require in New Hires? Experience And Potential.

*Upon request, this month I will give you one worksheet and walk you through how to use it over the following weeks Hiring is not only about values and principles.  There is also technical skill to consider.  The question is:  which technical abilities are essential from day one, and which can be developed on the…

Balanced Hiring: How To Balance Culture And Competence. (The Worksheet)

*Upon request, this month I will give you one worksheet and walk you through how to use it over the following weeks When it comes to hiring, most people fall into one of three camps: Hiring approach These instincts aren’t wrong—but relying on just one can lead to trouble. Hiring balance The truth is you…

Actually, Company Values Guide Profitable Behavior: Good Decisions And Brand Strength. (The Worksheet)

Over the past two weeks, we’ve defined your company’s Mission and Culture in clear, actionable terms.  Now, it’s time to do the same for your company’s Values. That’s right—values aren’t just buzzwords; they are tangible, meaningful principles that guide your organization. The concept of values Values are beliefs or principles that guide our behavior and…

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