Why Strategic Plan Templates Fail (and What to Do Instead)

Most strategic plan templates collect dust. A one-page, 90-day Strategy Sprint™ can give your team clarity, alignment, and accountability that actually works.


Search “strategic planning template” and you’ll get a hundred PDFs, PowerPoints, and Excel files, none of which will actually move your business forward.

Let’s call it what it is: wishful thinking, dressed up in a spreadsheet.

Strategy Isn't a Template. It's a Tool.

At Get Strategy, Done™, we’ve worked with hundreds of teams across industries. And you know what the highest performers all have in common?

They don’t manage their strategy through 17 tabs and outdated decks.

They don’t rely on static templates downloaded from the internet.

They build clarity. Alignment. Accountability.

And they do it on one page.

What You Think You Need:

  • An Excel sheet with fancy colors and cascading timelines
  • A PDF titled “2025 Strategic Plan” that sits in your CEO’s inbox
  • A deck with 48 slides and zero direction

What You Actually Need:

  • A one-page plan that every leader can reference, own, and act on
  • A shared understanding of what matters now
  • A real process to revisit and refresh the plan every 90 days

But Here's the Catch:

You can’t download clarity.

You have to build it, with your team, in real time.

That’s what the Strategy Sprint™ is for.

In Just 90 Minutes:

  • We cut through the noise
  • Identify your real growth blockers
  • Establish your top 3–5 priorities
  • And give you a live, actionable roadmap you’ll actually use

"Strategy shouldn’t live in a binder. It should live in your bloodstream."
(Yes, I said that. Because it’s true.)

Stop Spinning. Start Executing.

Let’s build the plan that helps you Get Strategy, Done™.

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