The Strategy Matrix, in its full format, is a powerful strategic exploration tool that supports an organization’s strategic planning effort.  But the underlying model, evaluating trends, issues, innovations, new laws, or anything that might affect strategic objectives, can be applied to individual strategic exploration as well.

Working with hundreds of college students, we developed the Career Edition of the Strategy Matrix, fully featured, limited only in the number of items that can be put into the Matrix.  The Career Edition of the Strategy Matrix allows anyone, in today’s challenging economic environment to take a structured approach to evaluating the decisions that must be made about careers and other related situations.

The process is easy:

1. Identify 4-6 Career Goals (as specifically as possible).

2. Identify 3-4 Key Characteristics (Personal Value, Unique Elements (Positive/Negative)

3. Identify Career Options – Alternatives – Important Trends – Events (Row Items)

4. Evaluate the Row Items on the Impact, positive or negative, short-term and long-term, they have on your Strategic Objectives and Key Characteristics.

Here’s an excerpt from a report on the Career Strategy Matrix. Download here!