Rapid strategy workshop
Rapid strategy workshop: clear priorities and OKRs in four short sessions
Our rapid strategy workshop takes your leadership team from a shared view of today to 3–5 must-win battles and company OKRs – in four sessions of three hours, remote or on site, over two to four weeks. Fast direction, without two days away from the business.
What your team leaves with
The four sessions
How the rapid strategy workshop runs
Each session answers one question and ends with a result the team can see. The order is fixed; the content is built around your situation in the prep call.
Where we are
The team draws the company’s journey so far, then the market: key drivers, competitors, customers. Facts first, opinions later.
You leave with: A one-page picture of today that the whole team signs off
Where we want to be
Brainwriting, sharing and a gallery walk. The team agrees what success looks like in one year and in three, from the core business to the new.
You leave with: A short ambition statement and a picture of success
How to get there
Compare today with the ambition. Which topics close the gap fastest? Impact and effort, dot voting, then a leadership decision. Plus a stop list: what you deliberately end.
You leave with: 3–5 must-win battles, each with a what, a why, a how and an owner
Make it happen
A short OKR primer, then the team writes company OKRs for the next quarter, assigns owners and puts the check-ins in the calendar.
You leave with: Company OKRs for the next quarter and a 90-day plan
This is a proposal. In the prep call we adapt the agenda to your team and agree what success after the workshop looks like.
Why four short sessions
Faster decisions, less time away
Energy stays high
Three hours of focused work beats two long days. Every session ends while the team still has energy – and with a decision.
Time to think in between
Between sessions, leaders test ideas with their teams and bring facts back. Priorities are checked against reality before they are fixed.
Easy to schedule
Four half-days fit into a busy leadership calendar far sooner than two full days off-site – and remote sessions need no travel at all.
Is this the right format?
The rapid strategy workshop and its siblings
Same standard, different shape: senior people in the room, a clear process, and decisions at the end.
Rapid strategy workshop
Four sessions of three hours, remote or on site. You want direction fast without two days away. This page.
Strategy workshop
Two consecutive days in one room, from today’s picture to company OKRs. The two-day strategy workshop →
Strategy offsite
Two days with more room for the future and a strategy on one page. Strategy offsite facilitation →
Who you work with
Senior partners who have run more than a thousand workshops
One or two of us, as your team needs: one runs the process, the other works the content with your team. Both have sat on the client side of strategy.
Joern Steinz
Partner · Strategy execution and OKRs
Facilitating leadership teams since 2014, more than 60 OKR engagements and over 1.000 workshops. Formerly a consultant at Accenture and in corporate development at XING. MBA, EADA Business School Barcelona.
Oliver Pasdzior
Partner · Strategy and leadership
Over 15 years in corporate development and strategy execution, formerly an executive at major corporations. Leads growth, efficiency and change initiatives with analytical clarity and a pragmatic feel for the people side.
Strategy workshops and offsites we have facilitated for the leadership teams of
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Questions
Questions about the rapid strategy workshop
What is a rapid strategy workshop?
A rapid strategy workshop gets a leadership team from a shared view of today to clear priorities and company OKRs in four sessions of three hours each, spread over two to four weeks. It suits teams that need direction quickly but cannot block two full days.
Can the sessions run remotely?
Yes. All four sessions work on video with a shared digital board, so nobody has to travel. They also run on site in Hamburg or at your offices, or as a mix, for example the first and last session in the room.
Why four sessions instead of two days in a row?
Three-hour sessions keep energy high, and the days in between let leaders check assumptions with their teams. Decisions get better, and the calendar is easier: four half-days are found faster than two full days off-site.
What do we need to prepare?
Before session one we hold a one-hour prep call with structured questions about the status quo, the ambition and what has been tried. A few facts and figures from you are enough; we build the material from there.
How is this different from the strategy workshop?
The content is close; the format differs. The strategy workshop is two consecutive days in one room. The rapid strategy workshop splits the same journey into four three-hour sessions, remote or on site, with time to think in between.
What happens after the last session?
You leave with company OKRs, owners and a review rhythm. About 90 days later we hold a results call with the leadership team: what moved, what got stuck and what to adjust for the next quarter.
In which language do you work?
In English or German, whichever your leadership team prefers.
Next step
Let’s plan your rapid strategy workshop
In 30 minutes we find out whether the format fits your team, and which session dates work.
Write to ushello@stryke-consulting.com · 0049 175 566 4329 · Hamburg
Strategy development and execution · Hamburg