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What is the Big Picture Plan™?

The Big Picture Plan is a self guided online course that takes you through the impediments of getting and staying in the big picture thinking zone, shows you how to spot them, teaches you how to quash them and gives you antidotal critical thinking techniques. It takes you to that higher ground, away from crises, drama and distraction. It is there that you truly see your business and become clear about actions that are right for you within a haven where you build your bullet-proof plans.

Program at a glance

In a month's time, you go from harried firefighter to insightful commander. The Big Picture Plan™ is a science backed program that includes: • Lifetime access to the 8 module course (plus bonuses) • Inclusion in the mastermind group Big Picture Plan™ Thinkers for 6 months  • Participation in a hands-on cohort where you engineer the right plans for your business.

Why do I need the Big Picture Plan™?

You may think stress comes with the territory. That’s not so. While doing the Big Picture Plan™ program may not eliminate all stress, it will get you to see it as the barometer it is. When things go wrong, faults and fissures are about to erupt, tensions among those who are supposed to keep things together rise, not to mention risks from not seeing around corners cause anxiety: they are telling your nervous system that threat exists. The problem is that you don’t have time to give it all, if any of it, the attention it needs. Even if you set aside time for big picture thinking, where do you begin? How do you find root causes? Where do you look? How do you know what is lurking? And how do you know in which order to handle competing issues? That’s where the Big Picture Plan™ comes in. It’s not only sanctuary and community, but a set of instructions. It is your research center and laboratory to discover your business’ dynamics. With diagnostics in hand and skills practiced, you are to your business as a doctor is to their patient: Professionalism Personified. Those pressures from staff, colleagues and stakeholders are no longer irritants or causes for capitulation (often at great cost to your business). Rather, they are invitations to commit to the vision. Because you own the plan. Because you did the work with the definitive guide.

How does this compare to hiring a consultant?

Consultants have expertise and perspective. That’s a value. But one that will cost at least 10x more than the Big Picture Plan™. At such a high cost, you’d think you’d get more value from bringing in consultants. In fact, the opposite is true. Consultants deal with one-off situations, not only as moments in time but as phenomena constrained by limits of the engagement. The problem at hand, discovered only in retrospect, may be solved, but the intelligence that failed to see and address it in advance goes unchanged. The Big Picture Plan™ is the “teach a man (sic) to fish” approach, endowing participants with lifelong far-reaching skills, beyond the immediate resolution.

Who is this for?

The Big Picture Plan™ is for Business Owners and stakeholders whose decisions affect the destiny of the enterprises they serve. This includes C-suite executives, Boards of Directors, Management Committees and operational leaders. Founders of start-ups would benefit as well once they pass the MVP and proof of concept stages. Who this is not for: While staff might benefit from seeing their roles in the context of the larger system, they do not have authority to expansively affect the kinds of impact that the program is designed to deliver.

What is the investment?

The investment in the Big Picture Plan™ is $5000 for which you get lifetime access to all 8 modules of the online course plus any bonus curriculum. The thinking behind this is that it takes time to internalize the material and practice to become expert. During your lifetime of professional growth, we want you to come back time and again. When you sign up you will be assigned to a cohort which will be learning at the same pace you are. Your time investment is approximately 1 hour per session, twice a week for a month. In addition to this time, you also have access to the Big Picture Plan™ Thinkers group for 6 months. It is here where you can discuss the material and get feedback on the application of principals to your own situation. If there is no cohort launch at the time of your purchase, you can do the course at your own pace and still join in general discussion during your 6-month gifted subscription to the Big Picture Plan™ Thinkers group.

Do you have a refund policy?

Yes. Before the start of week 2, or lesson 3, you are granted 100% refund, no questions asked. For reference, click the link for the course map to see what you would miss from lesson 3 onward. You would also lose access to Big Picture Plan™ Thinkers as well. But we would welcome you all over again should you want to come back in the future.

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