Most organizations don’t struggle with strategy.
They struggle with execution.

The Strategy Leadership Accelerator is a live, ongoing leadership development program designed to help managers and leaders apply strategy in the real world with their teams, constraints, and priorities.

This is not a one-time course.
It’s structured, practical support that leaders can return to again and again.

WHO THIS IS FOR

The Strategy Leadership Accelerator is designed for leaders who are responsible for making strategy work, not just talking about it.

This program is a strong fit for:

  • Managers and senior managers responsible for leading people, priorities, and execution

  • Directors and executives supporting strategy execution across teams or functions

  • HR and People leaders developing leadership capability and execution discipline at scale

It is especially valuable for leaders who:

  • Have a clear strategy but struggle to translate it into consistent action

  • Feel caught between strategic intent and day-to-day operational reality

  • Want a repeatable way to lead execution, accountability, and alignment conversations

  • Need practical support applying strategy across different teams and contexts

Why strategy execution breaks down

Most execution challenges don’t come from a lack of effort or intelligence.

They come from:

  • Unclear priorities

  • Conflicting initiatives

  • Roles and ownership that aren’t explicit

  • Managers who weren’t trained to lead execution

  • Strategy that lives in documents instead of daily decisions

Leaders are often expected to “figure it out” on their own.

The Strategy Leadership Accelerator exists to close that gap — with structure, language, tools, and live support.

This is not a traditional course

Most leadership courses are:

  • Content-heavy

  • Static

  • One-directional

  • Disconnected from real work

The Strategy Leadership Accelerator is different.

This program combines:

  • Live sessions focused on real application

  • Participant-submitted questions and challenges

  • Reusable tools and frameworks

  • Ongoing access, not a one-time experience

Leaders don’t just learn ideas — they practice applying them in the context of their teams and strategic priorities.

Bring your real challenges

One of the most valuable aspects of the program is the ability to submit real execution challenges.

Participants can:

  • Submit questions in advance

  • Share current leadership or execution issues

  • Learn from anonymized examples across organizations

This ensures sessions stay practical, relevant, and grounded in real leadership work.

Key Benefits and Outcomes of the Strategy Leadership Accelerator

Here’s what you’ll achieve as you go through this program.

In this section, you’ll discover the core areas of growth and transformation that the Strategy Leadership Accelerator offers. These outcomes represent the essential skills and capabilities you’ll build, allowing you to lead with confidence and execute strategy effectively.

Strategic Clarity & Alignment

  • Understanding strategy vs operations

  • Translating strategy into clear priorities

  • Creating leadership alignment

Execution Leadership

  • Turning plans into action

  • Ownership and accountability

  • Leading execution conversations

Goal Setting & Measurement

  • Defining meaningful outcomes

  • Cascading goals across teams

  • Using scorecards and dashboards

Team & Role Clarity

  • Clarifying roles and decision rights

  • Reducing friction and duplication

  • Supporting managers through ambiguity

Communication & Engagement

  • Strategy communication that sticks

  • Stakeholder alignment

  • Managing resistance

Live Application & Q&A

  • Participant-submitted challenges

  • Real-time problem solving

  • Facilitated discussion

Tools & Resources

  • Strategic Leadership Toolkit

  • Templates and frameworks

  • Reusable team resources

Ongoing Development

  • Continuous access

  • Live sessions and replays

  • Designed for repeat use


How the Strategy Leadership Accelerator works

The program is designed to fit into the reality of leadership roles.

Structure

  • Live, facilitator-led sessions

  • Opportunities to submit questions and execution challenges in advance

  • Real-world examples across industries and organizational contexts

  • Replays available for all sessions

Participants can:

  • Attend live when possible

  • Catch up via replay when schedules don’t allow

  • Bring insights and tools directly into team conversations

  • Get additional value by involving your teams directly — using the live sessions as a prompt for shared execution conversations.

LIVE SESSION TIMING


Upcoming live session

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

  • Americas: 10:00 AM PT

  • EMEA: 7:00 PM GMT

Live sessions are delivered at a scheduled time and recorded for on-demand access. Participants join from multiple regions and time zones.

Team enrollment: For group enrollments (5+ participants), reply after enrolling or contact us directly and we’ll set it up manually.

What this program is — and what it isn’t

The Strategy Leadership Accelerator works best when participants are actively applying what they learn.

This program is:

  • Practical

  • Applied

  • Designed for real leadership work

It is not:

  • A passive video library

  • It is not designed as a certification-first program.

  • A one-time event

Participants get the most value when they bring real challenges, reflect on their application, and use the tools with their teams.


For teams and HR-led development programs

The Strategy Leadership Accelerator is well-suited for:

  • Manager development programs

  • Leadership capability building

  • Cross-functional leadership cohorts

This program qualifies as professional development and leadership training and can typically be expensed through learning & development or HR budgets.

Invoices and receipts are provided to support internal reimbursement or approval processes.

Team enrollment note

For team or group enrollments (5+ participants), simply reply to us after your first enrollment or contact us directly — we’ll set it up manually.

What’s included with enrollment

  • Access to all live sessions

  • Session replays

  • Ability to submit questions

  • Strategic Leadership Toolkit and resources

  • Ongoing program access

  • Global stream flexibility

Supporting Tools & Resources

Practical frameworks and tools to support real-world strategy execution between live sessions.

  1. Start Here

  2. Live Content Hub

  3. Executing Through Teams

  4. Leading Execution in Practice

  5. People, Change & Alignment

  6. Ongoing Reference & Feedback

Core skills you'll build

  • Equip your leaders with must-have management skills
  • Boost innovation and creative problem-solving.
  • Develop strong decision-making in changing environments.

Your facilitator

Anthony Taylor

Anthony C. Taylor is the CEO and Senior Facilitator at SME Strategy. For more than 15 years, he has worked with leadership teams across North America and Europe to help organizations create alignment, strengthen leadership, and execute strategy with clarity. Anthony is known for his practical, collaborative approach and his ability to translate strategy into real-world leadership action.