Vicki Zylstra, Founder of Steadfast Business Consulting, meeting with a consulting client

Targeted consulting services drive lasting success through actionable strategies tailored to each organization’s unique goals.

From identifying strengths with SWOT analyses to ensuring cohesive direction with corporate strategy and leadership alignment, this approach fosters unity and purpose. Specialized solutions in brand growth and customer-centric marketing enable scalable growth and sustainable innovation.

Consulting Areas

SWOT Analysis

SWOT Analysis is a powerful tool for understanding an organization's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. This comprehensive evaluation considers both internal and external factors, providing valuable insights that are crucial for strategic planning. While organizations can perform this analysis internally, many find it beneficial to engage a third-party facilitator with a proven methodology. Steadfast Business Consulting has extensive experience in conducting SWOT analyses, whether to document a current state or as part of a strategic planning process.

Benefits of SWOT Analysis:

+ Identify Strengths: Understand what your organization does well.

+ Recognize Weaknesses: Pinpoint areas for improvement.

+ Explore Opportunities: Discover potential growth areas.

+ Mitigate Threats: Prepare for external challenges.

Corporate Strategy Consulting

Corporate Strategy is the cornerstone of achieving strategic goals. The secret to successful strategy lies in aligning an organization's culture and brand with its desired outcomes. Without this alignment, strategies often fail before they are fully implemented. Steadfast Business Consulting partners with organizations to ensure complete alignment from the soft aspects of culture to the hard metrics of performance, goal achievement, profitability, and growth.

Key Elements of Corporate Strategy:

+ Cultural Alignment: Ensure your organization's culture supports strategic goals.

+ Brand Integration: Align your brand with strategic objectives.

+ Performance Metrics: Track and achieve key performance indicators.

+ Growth Strategies: Develop plans for sustainable growth.

Leadership Alignment

Leadership Alignment is critical for organizational success. While Steadfast Business Consulting does not specialize in individual leader coaching, we excel in guiding organizations through processes that enhance leadership alignment. Misaligned leadership can create confusion and hinder corporate growth. Conversely, aligned leadership teams foster strong organizational cultures, making it easier to achieve mission and goals. We work closely with leadership teams to identify and capitalize on opportunities for better alignment.

Advantages of Leadership Alignment:

+ Unified Vision: Ensure all leaders share a common vision.

+ Enhanced Communication: Improve communication across leadership.

+ Strategic Cohesion: Align leadership strategies with organizational goals.

+ Cultural Strength: Build a strong, cohesive organizational culture.

Infographic Development

Infographics allow people to view specific components of the organization in a picture rather than by the use of words.  Examples of infographics might be:

+ Timelines: Isolate events that could indicate specific changes in the organization, then associate activities and responses to those changes.

+ Organizational Ecosystems: Identify all influences/influencers around an organization to better understand the impact your organization has in the marketplace.

+ Complex Organizational Structures: Simply complex organizational structures and processes through infographics that covey a story, process, or system. These are often used by organizations to visually share the history of the organization.

What You Can Expect

By choosing Steadfast Business Consulting, you are investing in a partner dedicated to helping your organization thrive through strategic insights, cultural alignment, and leadership cohesion. Contact us today to learn how we can support your business goals.

  • “What is natural to observe and quantify are the technical skills in Vicki’s toolbox as a facilitator and consultant. What is transformative is her emotional intelligence, humble confidence, and the legitimate trust that all her combined gifts bring about. The impact Vicki makes on the people she serves, the values that unite them, and the mission they are on is gold.”

    Principal, Financial Services

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