Most organizations don’t struggle with strategy.

They struggle with alignment and execution over time.


Whether teams are refining direction or already working from a plan, the challenge is the same: priorities compete, conversations drift, and accountability becomes personal rather than shared.

Progress stalls not because leaders lack capability or commitment, but because there is no consistent structure for holding the right leadership conversations as decisions are being shaped and carried forward.


The Strategy Leadership Accelerator is a live, ongoing practice designed to help leadership teams build alignment, make better decisions, and execute strategy more effectively through regular, structured leadership conversations.


This is not a one-time course.

It is ongoing, practical support that leaders return to as they navigate real priorities, real constraints, and real trade-offs together.

Who this is for

The Strategy Leadership Accelerator is designed for leaders who are responsible for turning strategic direction into coordinated action across a team.

It is a fit for:

  • Executive teams and senior leaders responsible for execution

  • CEOs, founders, and business leaders leading strategy internally

  • HR, strategy, or operations leaders supporting alignment and follow-through

  • Leadership teams navigating change, growth, or competing priorities

Participants typically want a reliable structure for leadership conversations, not another planning exercise or training program.


Who it’s not for

The Strategy Leadership Accelerator is not designed for leaders who are looking for:

  • A one-time workshop or offsite

  • A fixed curriculum or self-paced course

  • Outsourced execution or implementation support

  • Tactical management training or skill certification

The Strategy Leadership Accelerator provides structure that helps both experienced and emerging leaders participate effectively in strategic leadership conversations.

By introducing a shared language, consistent prompts, and an external point of reference, the Accelerator raises the quality of leadership discussions and helps teams work through strategy together more effectively over time

Why strategy execution breaks down

Strategy execution rarely fails because leaders don’t care or lack capability.

It breaks down because, once direction is set, there is no shared agreement on how leadership conversations should continue over time.

Priorities shift.
Trade-offs go unexamined.
Decisions are revisited inconsistently, if at all.

Without a clear cadence and shared language for execution:

  • teams default to reacting instead of deciding

  • accountability becomes personal rather than collective

  • progress depends on individual effort instead of agreed structure

Over time, execution becomes inconsistent, conversations lose focus, and leaders are left trying to sustain momentum through individual effort rather than shared structure.

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

The Strategy Leadership Accelerator is designed to provide structure, shared language, and live, ongoing support for leadership conversations over time.

What makes the Accelerator different

Many leadership development offerings are:

  • content-heavy

  • static

  • one-directional

  • disconnected from the realities leaders face day to day

They focus on transferring ideas, not supporting how leadership work actually unfolds.

The Strategy Leadership Accelerator is designed differently.

It is built around live, structured leadership conversations that focus on important decisions, real trade-offs, and real priorities as they emerge.

Participation includes:

  • Live sessions focused on application, not presentation

  • The ability to submit questions and challenges drawn from current work

  • Practical tools and frameworks used to support conversation and judgment

  • Ongoing access over time, rather than a one-time experience

Leaders don’t just learn concepts. They work through strategic decisions together, using a shared structure and language that carries forward into their teams.

Key benefits and outcomes

  • Greater clarity around priorities and trade-offs
    Leadership teams spend less time revisiting decisions and more time moving forward together.

  • Stronger alignment across leadership roles
    Shared language and structured conversations reduce friction and misinterpretation.

  • More consistent execution rhythms
    Strategy is revisited deliberately, rather than only when something breaks.

  • Improved quality of leadership conversations
    Discussions become more focused, decision-oriented, and grounded in real constraints.

  • Reduced reliance on individual effort
    Execution becomes a shared responsibility supported by structure, not personal heroics.

These benefits emerge through practice over time, not from a single session or intervention.



How participation works

Participation includes:

  • A monthly live Accelerator session, facilitated and focused on execution and alignment

  • Sessions are structured as team-based conversations, with leaders able to involve their teams directly

  • Opportunities to submit questions and execution challenges in advance, or raise them live

  • Real-world examples drawn from a range of industries and organizational contexts

  • Session replays available for those unable to attend live

Each monthly Accelerator session provides a structured opportunity to apply shared prompts and tools in real time, helping teams work through current priorities, decisions, and execution challenges.


Participants can:

  • Attend live sessions whenever possible

  • Catch up via replay when schedules don’t allow

  • Use prompts, tools, and examples to support leadership and team conversations between sessions

  • Involve their teams selectively, using the Accelerator as a shared reference point rather than an additional layer of meetings

Participation is flexible and designed to integrate into existing leadership rhythms, not compete with them.

The Strategy Leadership Accelerator is designed to complement existing leadership and team meetings, providing structure and shared language that leaders can carry into other conversations and cascade across teams over time.

LIVE SESSION TIMING


Next live session

February: Leadership Alignment & Strategic Focus

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

  • Americas: 11:00 AM PT

  • EMEA: 8:00 PM GMT

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

Upcoming monthly sessions:

  • March: Strategic Planning as a Living System Monday, March 9, 2026

  • April: Change, Resistance & Leadership Judgment
    Tuesday, April 7th 2026

January Session w/recording available:  Setting Your Strategic Plan Up for Success (Strategic Planning Process to Support Alignment)


Enroll your team: For group enrollments (5+ participants the cost is $2500 per team. 

What’s included with enrollment

  • Access to all live sessions

  • Session replays

  • Ability to submit questions

  • Supporting tools and resources

  • Ongoing program access

  • Global stream flexibility

Supporting Tools & Resources

Supporting frameworks and reference tools used 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

  • Have better conversations about what matters most
  • Work better as a team
  • Execute strategy more consistently

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.