New! Strategic Planning infographic

Infographic
Our new infographic is "Strategic Planning.  Why to use it.  How to make it work." It ofers a comprehensive view of how to plan for great results.  


Free! 2012 Strategic Leader Survey Report

2012 survey
The 2012 Strategic Leader Survey exposes "the strategy gap" - why leaders aren't more strategic and why organizations don't plan and implement their plans - and shows how leaders can think and act strategically and instill planning and effective implementation in their organizations.


Free! 2012 LinkedIn Success Survey Report

LinkedIn Survey
The 2012 LinkedIn Success Survey addresses how to strategically use LinkedIn for greater benefit. We surveyed LinkedIn "connectors" and "users."  The 2012 LinkedIn Success Survey Report offers direction for professionals, executives, managers and entrepreneurs who want to derive greater value from LinkedIn.


Free! 2012 Association Corporate Membership Packages Study

Association Study
The 2012 Association Corporate Membership Packages Study offers valuable pricing and value-added benefits insights for leaders responsible for the success of associations or other individual membership organizations seeking to attract corporate members.


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Unclear where to take your organization?  Not achieving great results? 

Need a compelling vision and powerful strategies to get you there?

Have a business or market opportunity to explore and develop?

Need revenue, financial guidance or funding? 

Not growing or innovating?  Need your team to achieve more?

Want a stronger identity, higher profile, superior messaging and greater engagement?

We have helped many organizations find greater success
by tackling strategic, management, marketing and
other challenges and opportunities like these.


Who are we?

Forrest Consulting, a high-level management consulting firm founded in 1988, brings growth, revenue, greater value and impact to companies and non-profit organizations. We counsel senior management and help tackle management, strategic planning, business planning, marketing and branding, customer creation, revenue generation, communications, content development, financial, organizational and other issues and opportunities.

How are we different?  Why should you care?

When we counsel you and propose solutions, we start from a strategic perspective to add greatest value.  We assure the strategies we help you develop and implement are aimed at moving your organization to your shared vision of future success. We focus your and our time and resources for the greatest impact.

The wealth of senior management and specialist talent available today enables us to offer you a depth of varied expertise on a very affordable basis. We have recruited and continue to build a team of expert independent consultants - Forrest Consulting associates - whom we source and manage as needed on a "per assignment" basis to meet clients' critical needs.

What do we do?

Our services build for-profit and non-profit organizations in three phases:




Because of the importance of taking a holistic approach to organizational effectiveness, strategic planning and implementation, and "getting it right" for start-up organizations, we have tailored services to target these needs.



Our Qualifying Run™ service taps a cross-functional team of expert management consultants to assess your organization on key metrics and give you insight and recommendations on how to move to higher performance and greater achievement.  Think of it like "track day" when race teams get their cars ready to race and then qualify to compete.  This is an immediate, high-value, low-cost way to employ our deep expertise for great gain.   We use a disciplined approach to:

 

    • Assess your strategies and implementation.
 
    • Engage and gain insight from your key team members and stakeholders.
 
    • Examine your customer facing and operational aspects
 
    • Identify critical issues to address and/or high-gain opportunities to pursue.
 
    • Deliver a concise report, dashboard and one-on-one guidance on specific steps to take so your organization will achieve more now and in the future.
 


Our Strategic Business Leader™ service drives success through:

 

    • Expert planning facilitation and implementation guidance
    • Our proven Fast Track Strategic Planning System™
    • Other effective planning approaches, resources and assistance
    • Support and training for planning service providers

We make effective strategic planning accessible for any organization.

We focus on what's important: Vision, Gaps, Strategies and Action Steps to close the Gaps, implementation, staying on track, re-planning.  Our tested three-session process uses your team's knowledge and insights to create your plan and assure successful implementation. It's simple, efficient: No time wasted.

The best way to plan is to get one-on-one, face-to-face facilitation from a Strategic Business Leader expert consultant.  Tailored sessions using our tested systems and tools will assure an inspiring Vision, actionable plan and more, and follow-up sessions will assure your organization improves dramatically.


Our Launch Trek™ service helps entrepreneurs succeed through:

    • Entrepreneurial counseling and coaching
    • Strategy development and implementation
    • Business, marketing and financial planning
    • Products/services development
    • Identifying funding resources
    • Presentation development
    • Organization and team development
    • Operational guidance and expertise sourcing
    • Branding and marketing
    • Interim management 

At the core of our services to help entrepreneurs succeed is a high value assessment.  The result is a set of recommendations that deliver insight and follow-up guidance and assistance aimed at achieving a successful launch, growth and long-term value.

View our video
Lee Crumbaugh of Forrest Consulting encourages you and your organization to "Find Your Vision, Create Your Plan, Achieve and Succeed."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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Let's get started 

Contact us for a one-on-one consultation.  We'll listen to your situation and explore your needs, obvious and hidden, to see how our highly qualified consultants can help you achieve more.   

Office 725 Kenilworth Avenue, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 USA

Phone 630-469-8088, Cell 630-730-9619
Email leec@strategicbusinessleader.com

Web sites www.forrestconsult.com, www.strategicbusinessleader.com


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