Organisational leadership series 2/3: Strategic alignment and planning

A clear and coherent strategy is the backbone of sustainable organisational growth, yet many organisations struggle to move beyond reactive, day-to-day operations. Without an overarching direction, operational pressures can eclipse long-term ambition, and even where strategic plans exist, they may fail to translate into meaningful action.

This session focuses on the gap between having a strategy and using it: how organisations translate strategic ambition into priorities, decisions, resources, accountability, communications, and fundraising choices.

During the session, participants will have the opportunity to reflect on:

1. How does strategy become operational reality?  
2. How do teams align around strategic choices and trade-offs? 
3. How do fundraising, partnerships, and external communications reinforce the strategy rather than distract from it?

 Guest speakers

Patrice Santos, Principal Consultant, Stone Soup Consulting

Patrice holds various Master’s degrees in political science, international economics, governance and development studies. He focuses on the transformative impact of innovation, strategic planning and project evaluation.

Liliana Dias, Principal Consultant, Stone Soup Consulting

Liliana holds a double Masters in Psychology & Human Resources management. She is specialised in human resources consultancy, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB), internal CSR practices, organizational health, culture and change management.