Practical, scenario-based training for HR professionals, department leaders, and public sector managers — built by people who've sat in those rooms. From your first termination to your hundredth one-on-one.
From the Termination Module
❌ Don't say this
"We just feel like you're not the right fit anymore. A lot of people have noticed."
✓ Say this instead
"This decision is final. Your position is eliminated effective today. Here is your separation agreement — you have 21 days to review it."
About Us
Optimal Strategies was founded on a simple observation: most leadership training is written by people who've never had to fire someone, navigate a difficult one-on-one, or find out mid-meeting that they don't have the right form.
Our training is different because we've been there. Between us, we bring decades of hands-on HR, workforce management, and public sector leadership experience — including deep roots in utility operations, where the stakes are high and the margin for error is low.
Every module is built around the moments that trip leaders up most: the conversations they dread, the phrases that create legal exposure, and the documentation they forgot to have ready.
"Most HR training tells you what the law says. We tell you what to say when you're sitting across the table from someone at 9 a.m. on a Tuesday."
Our Background Includes
Strategies & Courses
Each course is built around the moments leaders face most — not textbook theory, but real conversations, real decisions, and the documents you need to have ready.
The highest-risk conversation in HR. What to say, what never to say, and how to structure the meeting to protect the organization and respect the individual.
Most managers either skip them or wing them. Build a consistent, documented practice that surfaces problems early and keeps employees engaged.
Most HR problems happen because the right form didn't exist or wasn't signed. Know which documents are legally required — and when.
How It Works
Each module is designed to be completed in under an hour — practical enough to use the next day, not just something you check off a list.
Choose Your Module
Buy a single module or subscribe for access to every course — current and future — as they launch across all sectors.
Learn by Scenario
Courses walk through real situations — what to say, what not to say, and why. Not slides. Actual scripted guidance with context.
Download Your Forms
Every module includes the documentation templates and checklists you need — ready to adapt to your organization.
Lead with Confidence
Walk into that meeting, that conversation, or that review with a clear framework — and the right words already in your head.
Pricing
Start with exactly what you need, or subscribe and grow as we expand into new sectors and departments.
Quick Hit
$29
per module · one-time
Permanent access to one module — scripts, forms, and reference materials included. No subscription required.
Subscription
$49
per month · cancel anytime
Full access to every module — now and as they launch. HR first, then IT, Finance, GIS, Engineering, Utilities, and more.
Team / Organization
$199
per month · up to 10 seats
For departments, utilities, municipalities, or teams. Includes admin dashboard and progress tracking for everyone on your team.
What's Coming
We're building a training library that follows the arc of a career — starting where the risk is highest, expanding into every central services function, then into the niche verticals where good training barely exists.
Phase 1 — Available Now
Human Resources
Phase 2 — Mid 2025
Central Services
Phase 3 — Late 2025
Technical Departments
Phase 4 — 2026
Niche Verticals
Start with the Termination module — one of the most important conversations any leader will ever have. Your first week is free.