INSIDE
STRATEGY
Should feel clear.
Not complicated.
This is where you’ll find resources designed to help you cut through the noise, lift your thinking, and take meaningful action without waiting for budget approval or another offsite.
These tools are short, sharp and ready to use.
Because sometimes you don’t need a framework, you just need a starting point.
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The Inside Strategist Pocket Playbook
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Strategy isn’t something you learn once. It’s something you apply, daily. This hands-on companion gives you the tools to do the work.
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The Inside Strategist
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The Inside Strategist is written by Brendon Baker, a leading expert in inside strategy and valuable change.
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Valuable Change
The industry has over-complicated the art of change. From obtuse jargon to complex spiderweb maps that are stuck in the weeds. No one has time for that! But what if there was a better approach? Something a little …Simpler? …Easier?
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Creating High Value PMOS
Almost every organisation has tried at least once to build a functioning and sustainable Project, Program or Portfolio Management Office… And almost every organisation has failed. Break the mould and build a red-tape free PMO.
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Brendon regularly joins top podcasts to share real-world insights on everything from strategic maturity and internal capability uplift to why most change fails and what to do instead. Whether you're leading a team, shaping a system or stuck in firefighting mode, these conversations will give you the perspective (and push) to lead differently.
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