Everyday Strategic Leadership

If you want to lead a team that achieves greater results, this book is for you. 

If you have ever been told you need to be more strategic or you need help figuring out how to get that next promotion, this book is for you. 

And if you want to achieve strategic results without burning yourself out, today’s the day to order a copy. 

In Everyday Strategic Leadership, Charles brings decades of experience as an executive coach and strategy consultant to deliver an actionable guide to strategic leadership. Whether you’re leading a team, driving a major initiative, or looking to step into a more strategic role, you’ll find practical tools to help you:

  • Deliver important results today and prepare for tomorrow

  • Align your team around priorities that matter

  • Develop your team’s strategic muscles so the burden isn’t all on your shoulders

  • Communicate strategy in a way that gets buy-in and positions you as a strategic leader

Unlike strategy books focusing on high-level theories, this book provides tools you can use immediately. Each chapter presents proven frameworks, real-world examples, and straightforward exercises to help you incorporate strategic thinking into your day-to-day leadership.

  • "Getting the day-to-day tactics right is the difference between being strategic or not, between being perceived as strategic or not, and between having your team aligned around the strategy or not."

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About the Author

Charles Moore is a trusted advisor and consultant to nonprofit, for-profit, and government leaders. He was trained in the art and science of strategy during two stints at McKinsey & Company and continues this work as CEO of Thrive Street Advisors. 

As a consultant, Charles has supported dozens of organizations in improving performance, including strategy efforts at nearly twenty nonprofits. He is the author of the book Strategic FUEL for Nonprofits. As an executive coach, Charles has worked with over eighty nonprofit and business executives on their challenges in leading effectively and driving strategic change. His clients have worked for some of the world’s leading organizations like Amazon, Google, Capital One, Hilton Hotels, and the U.S. Senate.

Charles has served on the boards of several nonprofits, including Father’s Uplift, EdFuel, and SchoolTalk. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the Georgetown Center for Public & Nonprofit Leadership, where he teaches change management.

Charles holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Harvard and an MBA and master’s in Education from Stanford. He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife, Erin, and two kids, who are continually charged up. 

Bonus Resources

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Workshops and Training Opportunities

As a strategic leadership expert, Charles delivers engaging and transformative keynotes and workshops designed to empower leaders at all levels. With a passion for helping organizations navigate change, drive innovation, and achieve their goals, Charles shares practical insights and proven strategies that inspire action and deliver results.

Example Workshops and Training Seminars

  • This workshop will help leaders, especially new managers, clarify their leadership values and align their management approach with those values and organizational goals.

  • A strategic team is built by its tactics—what it does day in and day out to execute effectively. Learn how to create routines that keep your team focused, aligned, and moving forward.

  • Learn the skills and mindset shifts leaders need to advance from middle management to strategic leadership positions and thrive once they get there.

  • This workshop equips leaders with practical techniques to empower their teams, foster growth, and drive performance through effective coaching conversations.

  • This workshop helps leaders understand how to approach strategic communication in ways that build and maintain alignment with their teams, partners, and stakeholders.

Example Speaking Topics

  • Through the Strategic FUEL framework, we’ll explore the necessary shifts that allow teams to transition from simply having a strategic plan to being genuinely strategic—fostering rapid learning and adaptive strategies.

  • You’ll learn the qualities and actions that allow strategic leaders to guide their organizations through periods of change and transformation.

  • Prioritization is hard. We’ll work on approaches that enable true focus on what matters most.

  • Strategic planning is a political process, but that doesn’t mean it should be derailed by parochial decision-making. We’ll talk about approaches to drive logic-based decision-making.

Let’s Talk.