Strategic Advice

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As a leader do you often wonder where to get the advice you need?

Are you frustrated by one dimensional advice or sales jobs?

Is the advice you need never available right when you needed it?

As an expert in creating Desired Futures and with more than 20 years CEO experience I know what it is like to need good advice when you need it. That is why I have developed my advisory service to include a couple of unique features and services.  The key features are:

1. Strategic advice can be provided in many formats and can be tailored to meet your  individual needs;
2. A number of unique advice formats including my exclusive training partner program are available;
3. I belong to a number of expert networks and when your needs are best served by someone else I find the best person and refer them to you free of charge;
4. I only agree to work with you if I think I can deliver value and make a difference to your results; and,
5. If we work together you can contact me 365 days a year and I respond the moment I am available.*

Executive leaders require confidential and direct advice. My approach is to give you my views on this basis so that you can overcome the problems of finding the advice you need. By this I am referring to problems including:

• Internal advice can be closed minded and self interested;
• External can be one dimensional and limited to just the experts field not your business;
• Unsure who to ask;
• Simplistic;
• Couched to what you want to hear;
• Lack flexibility in delivery mode;
• Short term focussed; and,
• Focussed on the adviser’s next sale rather than your requirements.

Implications of not solving the strategic advice problems

• Poor;
• Out of context;
• Impractical to implement;
• Not aligned with the values and culture of your organisation;
• Builds dependence;
• Undermines employees;
• Generates cynical views;
• Is one dimensional and does not give you options; and,
• Is not strategic.

Good Strategic Advice

• Tailored to your needs;
• Developed in partnership;
• Ongoing where ever possible;
• Able to Increase your capacity for future independent action as required
• Designed to provides short term fixes only when appropriate;
• Holistic and provided with foresight and consideration of your success; and,
• Flexible overtime.

Strategic advice success steps

1. Consider the issues requiring advice;
2. Explore modes of advice;
3. Decide what to focus on;
4. Agree to work together;
5. Do what is required;
6. Review how it worked for both parties; and,
7. Renew for future requirements.

Services

• Strategic Advice tailored to meet your needs;
• Strategic Participation to contribute to your success;
• Training partner as an exclusive strategic advice, fitness and productivity approach;
• Desired Futures for Individuals to be the best they can be;
• Desired Futures for Partners to enhance relationships and personal satisfaction;
• Vision That Matters to connect with people’s hearts, minds and talents;
• Consulting for the results you want;
• Online Courses to give you the flexibility to learn when and where suits you;
• Coaching and mentoring to enhance capability for success;
• Newsletter to keep you informed and up to date with the latest ideas;
• Keynotes, Conference packages and Development programs to inspire and educate.

*I carry the latest in communications equipment and respond as soon as available. When on planes, driving a car, with a client, training or asleep I respond as soon as possible.

Andrew O'Brien - Desired Futures
Level 1, 181 Bay Street, Brighton, Victoria, Australia, 3186
Phone +61 3 9607 - 8548
Fax + 61 3 8679 - 0542
Email:

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