See the Unseen
In today’s high-stakes context, organisations need more than strategy. They need systemic clarity and real-time alignment.
The Strategic Orbits Exercise® (SOE) is a high impact, experiential method designed to help organisations, teams and individuals break through inertia by surfacing hidden dynamics, mapping complex human systems, plotting organisational structures and operating models and turning intention into decisive action.
Chart your course to productivity optimisation
- Change programme off-course, over-budget, and bogged down? Cut through complexity.
- United on the mission, but stuck in slow motion? Build resilience without compromising discipline.
- Tired of high-priced consultants stating the obvious? Get real solutions.
- Teams ready for change but running on empty? Reignite momentum.
- Traditional crisis management falling short? Break free from standard operating procedures.
Strategic Orbits Exercise®
Your strategic partner throughout your transformation; empowering individuals, teams and organisations to see the unseen, speak the unspoken and move from thinking to action.
The Strategic Orbits Exercise® has achieved rapid results for:
- High-stakes CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CPOs and Technology leaders, entrepreneurs and public officials managing complex and strategic risks and optimising productivity.
- UK Houses of Parliament, to support alignment of national and local constituency Missions.
- Central Government transformation and restructure programmes facing existential operating model risks.
- C Suites and Boards struggling with upward communication and over-dependency on individual leaders and team dysfunctions.
- Medical and clinical leaders looking to maximise their preparedness for national and international responses.
You've landed in the right place
Whether you're building your flightplan, preparing for liftoff or adjusting your trajectory mid-flight, the Strategic Orbits Exercise® will empower you to see the unseen, speak the unspoken, and optimise your planning, organisational structure, team performance, strategy and impact.
The Strategic Orbits Exercise® is a facilitated method that helps teams map social and technical systems, surface hidden blockers, analyse organisational structures and turn complex challenges into action.
Trusted by 154 Organisations, representing 382K Colleagues in 65 Countries.
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Our clients
A selection of our clients who have charted their course with the Strategic Orbits Exercise®.
What are our clients saying?
Recent collaborations
On 4th November Shell, Charles Matthews and Richard attended the CIO, CFO, CDO and CISO flagship UK Summit hosted by CDM media. We were privileged to be able to run a series of taster sessions for the Strategic Orbits Exercise®. There was a lot of engagement as groups of senior executives from global companies explored the complex nature of organisational problem-solving in the age of AI and accelerating technological development.
More recent collaborations
We are delighted to share that our L7 PG Cert, ALFA module 1 took place on Monday 3rd November!
Participants of Cohort 2 gathered to start their course today, and what an insightful session it was. Our faculty Richard and Shell led the group through an introduction to Action Learning, and participants developed and worked through their own emerging Action Learning Questions addressing community and social challenges.
We're excited to watch the programme unfold and see our participants grow! To learn more about ALFA and the Action Learning Methodology, visit our website.
More recent collaborations
Shell’s recent introduction to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia week commencing 27th October revealed the immense potential of Action Learning to accelerate financial growth, strengthen risk management, and drive strategic development across sectors, including defence, technology, and construction. Through the Strategic Orbits Exercise®, we empowered executive teams in the region to achieve sharper strategic alignment, make confident decisions, and unlock measurable productivity and performance gains.
Ready to explore the Strategic Orbits Exercise®?
Strategic Orbits Exercise®
Your strategic partner throughout your transformation; empowering individuals, teams and organisations to see the unseen, speak the unspoken and move from thinking to action.
Let's build something special.
Phone: +44 756 588 4211
E-Mail: shell.richards@the-leadership-alchemist.com
