Don’t count on inspiration when you can rely on preparation. Start with these assessments, playbooks, and frameworks to move from intention to execution. Some of these are HSS products, others from among the best publicly-available strategy resources. Available resources are in bold type, those in gray will be available in coming months.
Diagnostic Tools
- HSS Strategic Health Check
- Business Model Canvas Audit
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Leadership Alignment Scorecard
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Context Mapping Worksheet
Assessments
- Environmental assessment template for BMC
- Strategy Completeness Assessment
- Strategic Readiness Maturity Model
- Stress Test Risk Scan
Templates
- Business Model Canvas
- Playing to Win Strategy Cascade
- Strategy Made Easy
- HSS Strategic Brief Template
- Stakeholder Communication Plan Template
- Validation Interview Guide
Playbooks
- “How to Know if You Actually Have a Strategy”
- Strategy Formation Playbook
- Board Strategy Red Team Playbook
- Scenario Stress Testing Playbook
- Quarterly Strategy Check-In Guide
Toolkits
- Strategy Workshop Toolkit
- CEO Strategic Readiness Toolkit
- Nonprofit Resilience Toolkit
- Mid-Market Growth Strategy Toolkit
Dashboards
- Strategy Implementation Dashboard
- Strategic Risk Dashboard Business Model Health Dashboard
- CEO View: Strategy-at-a-Glance
Facilitation Kits
- Strategy Kickoff Session Kit
- Trade-Off Decision Workshop Kit
- Board Alignment Session Kit
- Strategy Communication Kit
HSS Resources
- HSS Strategy Maturity Model
- HHS Business Model Strength Assessment
- HSS Test of Overconfidence
- HSS Strategy Cascade Development Flow
- HSS Strategic Confidence Index™
- HSS Strategy Readiness Guidebook
- HSS Second Opinion Strategy Checklist
Best Blogs
Strategy Lens Subscription
Monthly strategy-focused articles from major business periodicals. Published starting in September 2025.
Strategy Classics
Strategy Websites
Coming soon