The Strategic Clarity Workbook

Using the Strategic Orientation Index to Transform Vision into Results

by Kyle J. Harkema

Apply the Strategic Orientation Index™ inside your organization. 

The Strategic Clarity Workbook is the practical companion to Kyle J. Harkema’s Strategic Orientation Index™ framework—designed to help leaders, teams, consultants, and educators explore how strategy is actually experienced across an organization. Through guided reflections, discussion prompts, behavioral exercises, and the SOI™ Lite Assessment, this workbook helps teams begin identifying the patterns that shape strategic execution. 

Inside, you’ll explore: 

• The five Strategic Orientation personas 
• How organizations think, listen, and act under pressure
• Behavioral patterns that create alignment or friction
• Reflection exercises for leadership teams and workshops
• Practical ways to apply the SOI™ framework in real conversations 

This workbook is designed to spark awareness, alignment, and strategic discussion. While it introduces the core concepts behind the Strategic Orientation Index™, it is not a replacement for the full SOI™ organizational diagnostic process. 

Whether used individually, in leadership workshops, or alongside the main book, this workbook provides a structured way to begin seeing how strategic behavior shapes execution. 

Because strategy is not just a plan. It is a pattern of behaviors repeated across the organization.