ABOUT STRATEGIC INITIATIVES GROUP
Preparing Leaders to Thrive in a World of Change, Complexity, and Disruption
In 30+ years of working with leaders and their teams through multiple recessions, business ages (from data to digital to idea-driven economies) and the global pandemic, this I know to be true;
Rapid change disrupts the best business plans.
Leaders divert attention to the urgent and the immediate issues.
Disruption creates company amnesia.
Leaders forget why they and their companies have been successful.
Relentless change makes people needy.
Leaders find their employees and customers more difficult to read.
When leaders get distracted, employees and customers get distressed, the company is pushed off track. Leaders then do one of two things; they react to the disruption, distraction and distress OR go all-in on a business transformation.
The Thrive Leadership Ecosystem starts in a different place.
Change is part of the plan.
Relentless, rapid change is the norm for the new world of business so use it to your advantage.
Disruption is opportunity.
There are growth and performance opportunities inside disruption that make companies successful so shift your mind-set and be future-ready.
People are inherently good.
What we have in common is human nature and our desire to become better, so work with it because when your employees and customers are successful so will you and your company.
In our experience, the successful leader did not make disruption leadership a binary decision. Reacting was not a path to success, but transformations can be expensive, take a long time and generate uneven results.
It is not always a transformation of the business that is needed. It is a transformation of how you think about your business.
A Better Way Forward
The Thrive Leadership Ecosystem has been designed, refined and tested to meet the needs of leaders who must navigate disruption, drive growth and performance and align products and services to the ever-evolving needs of customers in a rapidly changing world.
Through multiple business cycles the Thrive Leadership Ecosystem has evolved to include two integrated parts, the
and key frameworks like Dynamic Responsiveness and Business as a Performance Venue, equipping leaders with the tools to stay relevant, resilient and revenue-positive in all market conditions.
Building Future-Ready Leaders & Companies
What makes the Thrive Leadership Ecosystem different, and you more successful is we work together at the intersections of talent, culture and customers. In our experience this human-centered, insight-driven approach
- drives growth and performance breakthroughs
- reduces uncertainty in decision-making
- encourages fearless exploration of innovation
Like the artists and innovators of the Italian Renaissance, who worked through uncertainty, oppression and distress to give us one of the most creative and innovative periods in human history,
I believe in the power of visionary thinking to elevate leadership and business today.
It is my quest to work with the visionary leaders who will lead their organizations through the uncertainty, complexity and chaos of change to a better place and through their work, ignite the first-ever business renaissance.
The Thrive Leadership Ecosystem is a modern-day blueprint for navigating complexity, disruption and change.
It will help you uncover the hidden potential in your organization, carving out pathways to growth, resilience and exceptional performance.
I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.
Michelangelo
David Edward
Founder & Transformation Specialist
For over three decades I have been guiding leaders and their teams through the rapid change and disruption of 5 difficult recessions, 3 transitional business ages and a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic.
I have partnered with forward-thinking companies around the world and across major business sectors, including tech, manufacturing and professional services. Our work together has focussed on decoding the human behaviours and needs that emerge from disruption and change into solutions that drive results in growth and performance.
Leaders hire me because I transform the complex into the compelling and see potential in businesses, brands and people that others cannot. I am an intrapreneur at heart, curious by nature and strategic by design.
“The process engaged our entire organization in a meaningful and productive dialogue about the desired future state of our businesses and has impacted execution of our business strategy, brand marketing and rejuvenated our employee culture,” said one CEO.
I have spent over a decade studying the Italian Renaissance and its potential for modernizing leadership.
The Renaissance was a time when creativity, bold thinking, and innovation reshaped the world. When visionaries challenged the status quo, explored the unknown and transformed ambiguity into groundbreaking ideas.
I see striking parallels between that era and today’s business landscape. I believe visionary leaders today must embrace disruption as a catalyst for transformation. The Thrive Leadership Ecosystem and all products and programs have been influenced by the Renaissance mindset of merging human-centered thinking with structure.
Working at the intersection of talent, culture and customers, our leaders design solutions that drive revenue, resilience and relevance.
My quest is to work with 100 visionary leaders around the world who will ignite the first-ever renaissance of business.
These are leaders who see great futures in harnessing the power of our human nature to grow and be better. Leaders who will renew and prepare their organizations to excel by creating places where growth, profit, ambitions and aspirations fuse to become an incomparable force of growth and performance.
Purpose Driven Leadership:
Helping Others Master Disruption
I passionately believe in the strength of our human nature to be better. I have witnessed this firsthand in business and in life and why I am dedicating a portion of all program and product fees to
The Cancer Rehabilitation and Survivorship Program at The Princess Margaret, a world-class cancer survivor program.
Our clients not only help their employees, customers and company thrive in disruption but help others to thrive through life’s greatest challenges.
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