Strategy + Leadership = Success
Whether you’re in the UK or overseas, we can help your organisation develop a winning strategy to achieve its most ambitious vision for the future.
Global reach. Strategic insight. Future-focused solutions.
Craig Lawrence CBE was commissioned into Britain’s Gurkhas in 1983 and served with distinction in the British Army, ultimately retiring as a Major General in 2016. He then became Course Director at the Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS) – the UK Government’s premier institution for strategic leadership education – where he led the transformation of its year-long postgraduate course into a world-class programme, recognised as a key career accelerator for senior executives from across the public, private and third sectors. During this time, he also authored Getting Strategy Right (Enough), the UK Government’s practical guide to strategy-making and strategic leadership.
A Fellow of both the Institute of Consulting and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), and the author of six books, Craig left RCDS in 2020 to establish his own consultancy. Since then, he has worked with a wide range of organisations across multiple sectors – helping leaders and teams develop effective strategies and the high-level leadership capabilities needed to achieve their most ambitious goals.
In 2023, Craig published The Quick Guide to Effective Strategy, a best-selling, practical “how-to” manual written for anyone who needs to develop strategy – from business leaders and charity trustees to school governors, entrepreneurs, civil servants, and elected officials.
To explore some of the organisations Craig has supported, scroll to the bottom of this page. You can also use the top menu to learn more about The Quick Guide to Effective Strategy and how it can help you build a winning strategy for your own organisation.
Stand out with an award-winning strategy course backed by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
Our three-day Developing and Implementing Effective Strategy course has twice received national recognition for excellence in design and delivery – first in September 2023 and again in August 2024. In May 2025, it was formally approved as a Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Recognised Programme.
This recognition means that delegates who successfully complete the course are eligible to join the CMI as Foundation Chartered Managers, gaining professional status, the right to use the postnominals fCMgr, and access to the full benefits of CMI membership – helping them stand out in their careers and continue their professional development.
Based on Craig Lawrence’s best-selling book The Quick Guide to Effective Strategy, the course combines practical tools with strategic insight, making it ideal for organisations looking to both develop a new strategy and invest in the capability of their teams. It’s a win–win: delivering measurable results for your organisation while upskilling and recognising your most valuable asset – your people.
Learn more about the course and download the full Course Specification at the link below.
Our Services
Strategy Development. We offer expert-led strategy development services designed to help organisations at every stage of their strategic journey. From interactive workshops that kickstart your strategic thinking – ideal for leadership Away Days – to independent strategy reviews and collaborative development of new, future-ready strategies, our support is flexible and scalable. For organisations looking to build internal capability, we also deliver an award-winning, CMI-recognised strategy course that equips teams with the skills to create and implement effective, long-term strategies.
Leadership Development. We understand that senior leadership demands a distinct set of skills compared to leadership at operational levels. That’s why we offer a range of tailored presentations and interactive workshops designed to explore the unique challenges and capabilities required at the top. In addition, we design and deliver bespoke leadership development programmes and provide one-to-one executive mentoring to support leaders in navigating complexity, driving change, and leading with confidence.
Training and Education. Our training and education programmes have received multiple national awards for their innovative design and impactful delivery. We bring this same level of expertise to help clients tackle their most complex learning and development challenges – designing bespoke, high-quality training solutions that engage learners, build capability, and deliver lasting results.
Other Services. In addition to our core strategy and leadership offerings, our consultants provide a range of specialist services to support strategic thinking and professional development. These include executive mentoring, chairing panel discussions, facilitating conferences and seminars, leading wargames and premortems (a technique invented by Gary Klein to improve outcomes), peer reviewing academic articles, and offering expert strategic advice to media and research projects.
Some of the organisations Craig has worked with
Craig Lawrence Consulting Limited is registered in England and Wales under registration 13999213.
Our registered address is: Windover House, St Ann Street, Salisbury, SP1 2DR