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Micro-Courses

These micro-courses are designed for boards and C-suite leaders of growth-stage and PE-backed companies who need practical, board-level and C-Suite insight on AI, strategy, and value creation. Each session runs 30–60 minutes, making it ideal for a board meeting slot or an executive off-site briefing. Remote delivery is recommended for flexibility and speed, but in-person sessions are available on request. The fee is $250 per course, and we also offer customized courses tailored to your organization’s specific challenges.

Strategy Is a Process, Not a Brainstorm

Length: 30-45 minutes

Purpose: Install discipline into strategy development so AI investments follow from structured analysis rather than executive enthusiasm.

Overview:
  • Explains why strategy without process produces disconnected initiatives that fail to compound into competitive advantage

  • Introduces a practical strategy cycle linking market research, insight development, and execution planning

  • Highlights examples of companies that transformed by institutionalizing strategic discipline rather than relying on periodic brainstorms

  • Provides board oversight questions to evaluate whether management follows a repeatable process

Key Takeaways:
  • A repeatable strategy cycle that connects market research, competitive positioning, and execution priorities

  • Recognition of the organizational cost when strategy becomes ad hoc or personality-driven

  • Board oversight questions that test whether management is following a process or winging it