Are you on target for Net Zero? Achieving sustainability the easy way.

There’s a deadline. Net zero in the UK by 2050. Do deadlines help focus our minds? Do we like to get ahead of the curve? Do we want to be known as thought leaders in sustainability? Or maybe it is only sanctions and penalties that will light the fire under the motivation to change? Do we respond better to the carrot or the stick approach?

At Strategy Deployment Ltd we are putting our sustainability credentials firmly on the agenda. So far so good. But where does our accountability end? Should we consider ourselves responsible for assisting and supporting our customers reach their own targets. We think the answer is a resounding YES.

Our customers are also striving towards their own nationally determined deadlines, and we have the privilege of being able to offer them a means to an end, by leveraging our solution that they already have in place…

Our solutions can track the progress and status of sustainability initiatives. Provides visibility of what every facility or business unit is doing in terms of progress and provide real time escalation when there are roadblocks.

Pick an area where sustainability targets need to be met, waste reduction, CO2 emissions, renewable energy, consumption reduction, certifications, water responsibility. All these areas can and are being tracked by our customers within the i-nexus solution. But the possibilities are endless in any sector where efficiency needs to be improved and which can lead to innumerable associated sustainability compliances.

What are your next sustainability objectives? It could be supply chain awareness, employee wellbeing and a healthy workforce, reduction in carbon footprint, or anything that falls within the remit of economic, environmental, or social sustainability.

So, will you wait for the stick that forces you into compliance or will you take the carrot offered to you? Get in touch to talk about how our solutions can help you hit those carbon budgets.

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Head of Sales: Steve Matthews

Strategy Deployment Limited are pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Matthews as Head of Sales.

Steve brings a wealth of experience and a broad skillset, and his pursuit of excellence in all things will help drive the team forward together. Steve’s ability to see the potential in any person and any given situation, will enhance company thinking on partnership.

“It is rare that everything aligns in business perfectly and decisions are easy to make however in this instance I think we’ve had an immense stroke of fortune. Not only is Steve a great fit for the team on a personal level he also understands where we are as a business and where we want to go. It was an opportunity to add to our team that was too good to miss.”

- Lewis Phillips, CEO

Steve will be heading to the US later this week to start meeting our customers face to face. and to strengthen existing relationships. As travel restrictions ease and organisations are once again feeling more optimistic, Steve can ensure that our partnerships are as strong as they always were, and that our clients and our customers are receiving the best that they can get from SDL.

The team have a great professional relationship with Steve who chairs our strategy away days, and he is already very familiar with our process and our strategic goals. Having Steve join the company brings new confidence, positivity, and certainty for the future of SDL.

Great to have you on the team Steve!

New Business Solutions Manager

Strategy Deployment Ltd are delighted to announce the appointment of their new Business Solutions Manager, Brett Robinson 

Brett has joined our team at an exciting phase of growth and diversification in the business and we look forward to the experience and knowledge he can bring to the role. Strategy Deployment builds lasting relationships with the people we partner with and having Brett join the team is testament to that.  

“It is always a great feeling when you can continue to work with people that share your values and drive. Having worked with Brett for several years we can attest first-hand to his drive, innovation and passion for customer success.”  

• Lewis Phillips, CEO 

As the company continues to expand and set new horizons, taking on a Business Solutions Manager is directly in line with our strategic plans, and bolsters our solid team ethos. Brett brings a new energy, a fresh perspective, motivation and a desire for collective success which is already proving fruitful. Brett shares our company values of visibility, communication and assurance; his enthusiasm, problem solving and relationship building skills will be a valuable addition to our partnership dynamic. We look forward to a prosperous future with Brett on our team.  

Welcome aboard, Brett! 

What Strategy Deployment Limited did during lockdown: a year in retrospect

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Yesterday marked the anniversary of the UK lockdown. This got Strategy Deployment thinking about how the last year has treated us as a company. It is difficult to express how devastating 2020 has been for many, both personally and financially, and so we find ourselves humbled to still be in operation. We are all living through a unique, once in a lifetime experience of having to navigate a global pandemic. Every single member of the team agreed without any equivocation or hesitation that we needed to be respectful on moral grounds alone of this life-altering event. Nobody in 2020 remained untouched by the pandemic and we all know friends, families, colleagues and co-workers that have had to endure loss.

The effects COVID-19 was having globally put our plans and goals into perspective and so we immediately decided to take a non-aggressive sales stance in March 2020. So, what would we be focusing on instead? Our 90-day strategy meetings were used wisely to re-define our temporary goals and targets, which fell into three main categories:

·        The present of Strategy Deployment Limited:

• Use the ‘slowdown of lockdown’ to enhance our current client offerings, we would focus on providing them with quality support in every way throughout the pandemic, and really explore the benefits of key account management.

• Build, grow and consolidate relationships with our current clients. This has always been one of our greatest USP’s as a company.

• Business as usual would be paramount; that our clients would feel no interruption of, or disruption to our regular/standard services. In fact, throughout 2020 and through lockdown we were able to deploy three parallel projects globally to over 100 locations for just one of our tier one automotive clients.

• We undertook a number of successful implementation engagements, and delivered Discovery and Training events over Microsoft Teams, Zoom and WebEx, something we had never done before.

·        The inside of Strategy Deployment Limited:

• Soft release of our improved and updated website at www.strategydeployment.co.uk

• New appointments and role re-evaluations: a new CEO, Head of Strategy, and a re-defining of the role of Marketing.

• We refreshed all our training and marketing collateral and produced a new suite of training tools, an implementation manual, helpful documents and training videos; created an onboarding manual for new hires.

• We assessed and reinforced our internal processes, revised how we conduct our projects and the steps involved, and explored of new methods of internal administration and management. 

·        The future of Strategy Deployment Limited:

• Perhaps the most exciting and important opportunity of 2020 was to be able to metaphorically press pause on our direction as an organisation and take the time to craft and define the future of the business.

• Construct and shape a new Mission, Vision and Purpose for Strategy Deployment Limited that would take us forward and outline our trajectory and understanding the importance of total buy-in from the whole team.

• Two new strategic partnerships with Enterprise Kaizen  and Global Data Excellence and Enterprise Kaizen which will strengthen the foundations of Strategy Deployment and allow us to build the company more dynamically. Additional conversations with two other potential strategic partners are ongoing.

• As restrictions gradually ease, we have closely monitored trends and are responding to a renewed appetite for innovation and change in business, by increasing our bandwidth for exploring new prospects and opportunities. Going forwards we are driven by “pull” rather than “push”, ensuring that we do not and will not compromise our moral stance in an ongoing and post-pandemic world.

By no means has 2020 been a wasted year for Strategy Deployment Limited. Our Homepage declares “Get more out of what you already have” and this year has been a perfect application of this principle to our own company. In fact, it has proved to us how strong we are as a unit. We do not see obstacles; we see opportunities. Our longevity is assured by our motivation and drive to secure a successful future for Strategy Deployment Limited.

No matter what happens, our clients can be assured that SDL is strong enough to survive (and even thrive during) such events as a global pandemic.

Partnership with Global Data Excellence

Strategy Deployment Ltd are growing their partnership portfolio with https://www.globaldataexcellence.com This collaboration will promote the GDE vision to new untapped markets. SDL only partner with organisations who excel at what they do, and we look forward to a blossoming and mutually beneficial partnership with GDE.

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