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When working with one of our clients recently on their strategic plan, two interesting issues came up. The first was about communication. (Flickr by Occupancy Heroes) An important part of any organization’s Strategic Plan is The Communication Plan, which includes: Who needs to know about the business plan (or the “audience”) How information will be communicated Who will communicate this information How often communication will occur What the audience needs to know One of the audiences listed in this organization’s […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses the similarities between a Strategic Plan and learning to fly and land an airplane. While this sounds unusual, there are truths to be found in this analogy. Strategic Plans provide a trajectory or path for individual and organizational goals. It not only allows there to be focus on the long term goal and success but also for the current situation. One of the most vital parts of a Strategic […]
Have you ever tried to put a puzzle together without the picture of the completed puzzle? In completing a puzzle, it is necessary to get the right pieces in the right places. In most cases, people will give up trying to fit all the pieces together if they do not know the picture of the final product. A strategic plan is the picture that teams use to ensure the organization has the right resources (pieces of the puzzle) and that […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Nick Gonzales, discusses working through change. There are several types of change as well as reactions to those changes. Crisis and change have always been inevitable for leaders to face. There was a time when organizations could face changes and challenges with a reasonable amount of predictability and make plans ahead of time. Tried and true “best practices” could be called upon and integrated to cope with the changes. Nick reminds us […]
Sharks and Starfish – what do they have in common? Nothing but the ocean, but if you were bitten by the first, do you have something to replace what was lost? Nature has provided Starfish the ability to regenerate the parts of itself that have been lost. Organizations should consider this before something happens within their organization that could stop progress or business in its tracks. Below is a great example. A client last week shared some news with me: […]
I was brought up to be assertive. I was taught all the tools to fight battles, ride the range, and be a cowboy that could handle the toughest rustlers. As I have aged over the years and looked back at what has gone well and what has not gone well, one of the issues I have noticed that I have either arrived closer at my true self or perhaps I have transitioned to being an introvert. However, many people have […]
13 08 29 Strategic Plans are the Recipe for Your Organization – YouTube. In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses how a Strategic Plan goes from being a “baseline” that provides a path for an organization and its goals towards a more sophisticated “recipe” that instructs, provides structure, and is duplicatable. Don reminds us that it’s not just the ingredients (goals) that are important, but the instructions on what to do when and for how long. […]
We are working with an organization that has several locations worldwide. This organization is transitioning from a European-financed and U.S.-managed company into a global, multi-cultural leadership team with global resources. The difference between these two organizational and business models is quite dramatic. The transition from one model to another is challenging due to its physically disruptive nature as well as the changes in mindsets, attitudes and habits that need to occur. Their journey is just beginning and may last for […]
Are You An Achiever? So much more is possible…if you execute! You don’t know what is possible until you try! Einstein’s definition of insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a different result. We could go on and on, but the bottom line theme that is common and critical to any endeavor is to take action. Step One: Execute You must execute or there is no tomorrow. As the markets, products, customers, suppliers and culture change, eventually you […]