Fast Track Your Big Idea! Navigate Risk, Move People to Action, and Avoid Your Strategy Going Off Course

Navigate risk, move people to action, and avoid your strategy going off course by mastering the hidden science of alignment and adaptability in times of change

Susan Bailey Schramm

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About This Book

Embark on a thrilling roadmap for transforming your boldest ideas into reality—no matter the uncertainty or resistance you face. This guide equips strategy drivers, creative leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers to move from the passenger seat to the driver’s seat, revealing powerful, step-by-step frameworks for de-risking decisions, energizing others, communicating vision, and adapting through obstacles. Drawing on real-world stories from business and nonprofit innovators, you’ll learn how to tackle complexities, outmaneuver ambiguity, and inspire engaged, resilient teams. Whether you’re launching an initiative or reigniting a stalled project, you’ll find actionable tools to propel your journey—fuelled by purpose, clarity, and courage.

About the Author

Susan Bailey Schramm is a seasoned strategist and catalyst for change, renowned for distilling complex ideas into actionable blueprints that ignite progress. With decades of hands-on experience ranging from Fortune 500 boardrooms to audacious startups and global nonprofits, she’s developed and battle-tested the DE-RISK SYSTEM FOR IMPACT®, now used by leaders and teams to navigate uncertainty and accelerate results. Founder of Go to Market Impact, Susan is dedicated to equipping people at all levels to shape the future with courage and integrity. Connect with her energy, expertise, and practical wisdom at susanschramm.com.

Biggest Takeaway

You’ll master actionable frameworks to clarify your purpose, sharpen your strategy, and anticipate roadblocks before they stall progress. Readers will walk away with the skills to openly address risk, mobilize hesitant stakeholders, streamline alignment, and foster an adaptive organization—developing not just smarter plans, but more resilient teams and greater personal leadership capacity. Expect heightened confidence, less anxiety about uncertainty, faster consensus, and measurable, sustainable breakthroughs in business outcomes. This book empowers readers at every level to turn vision into impact and setbacks into stepping stones.