ABOUT
Meet Sasha
Founder, PhD, PMP
Sasha Tenenbaum is an accomplished leader, bringing a unique blend of deep technical expertise, project management proficiency, and a remarkable talent for elevating employee performance for strategic execution.
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Holding a PhD in mechanical engineering from Stanford University, specializing in laser diagnostics and satellite propulsion, and backed by a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, Sasha has honed her leadership skills over 17 years in diverse environments -- ranging from technology start-ups to government contractors, the Department of Defense and academia.
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Sasha’s strength lies in her ability to seamlessly merge technical mastery with strategic finesse. Her mission aligns with organizations like yours: those possessing exceptional technical talents in need of comprehensive excellence. Through Apex Alignment Consulting, Sasha offers guidance in key areas such as project planning and execution, risk management, proposal development, and enhancing team communication. She is deeply passionate about empowering individuals, ensuring they acquire the necessary skills and direction to drive both personal and organizational success.
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Ready to unlock your team's full potential and achieve lasting success?
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Let's embark on this transformative journey together. Reach out to Apex Alignment Consulting today, and let's partner for excellence.
Our Approach
Introducing a holistic approach to the professional development of highly technical individuals and teams to bridge the gap between technology and business aspirations.
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For a technology-driven company, strategy determines the nature of innovative activities.
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Although managers know that technology planning and strategic management are inseparable, a large part of their focus is naturally on management issues. Conversely, technical people innately focus on technology.
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Strategic thinking skills are any skills that enable you to use critical thinking to solve complex problems and plan for the future. These skills are essential to accomplish business objectives, overcome obstacles, and address challenges—particularly if they’re projected to take weeks, months, or even years to achieve.
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Our holistic approach to the professional development of highly technical individuals and teams to better align their performance with corporate strategy includes strengthening the following core areas.
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Analytical skills: To ideate a strategy that helps your organization reach its objectives requires the capability of analyzing a variety of inputs—from financial statements and KPIs, to market conditions, emerging business trends, and internal resource allocation. This initial analysis is crucial to creating a strategy that aligns with the current reality facing your organization.
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Communication skills: Putting a strategy into place for your company, regardless of its size, requires solid communication skills. The ability to communicate complex ideas, collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, build consensus, and ensure everyone is aligned and working toward shared goals are all central to strategic thinking.
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Problem-solving skills: Strategic planning is often used to solve problems or address challenges, such as missed financial targets, inefficient workflows, or an emerging competitor. Implementing a strategy that addresses the central challenge faced requires a solid understanding of the problem and its potential solutions. From there, a strategy can be crafted that solves it.
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Planning and management skills: Strategy isn’t just about thinking of a solution—it involves implementation, too. Once data has been analyzed, the problem is understood, and a solution has been identified, you need strong planning and management skills to bring everything together.