Strategic Abandonment Framework for Boards
An annual strategic abandonment cycle helps CEOs, board chairs, and boards create capacity for future innovation by evaluating the full portfolio of organizational activities through a lens of mission impact, strategic relevance, resource investment, and future potential. Rather than framing decisions as “keep or cut,” the tool guides leaders through a disciplined stewardship process that identifies what should be maintained, invested in, developed, redesigned, paused, or sunset. By connecting released capacity to future opportunities, the tool helps boards make thoughtful governance decisions that strengthen organizational relevance, effectiveness, and long-term impact
