Strategic Planning
From developing your vision to the plan that will get you there.
“If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.”
- Benjamin Franklin
Whether you are developing a new plan or refreshing an existing plan, we’ve found that a professionally moderated strategic planning session allows the organization’s participants to fully participate in the process to maximize results.
A solid strategic plan is key to an organization’s success in making its vision a reality. How will you get from point A to point B? Does everyone on your team know what to do? How will you know how well you are doing on achieving your objectives? You may not even know if your desired outcome has all the right components or people required. This is where we can help.
Developing a strategic plan. ...
takes planning.
Our process begins with setting objectives. Knowing where you want to go before starting on the journey is critical. If that’s not clear, we can help define your vision. From there, our approach is based on a methodical, yet flexible process that is based on insights and identifying the measures that will be used to track progress as you move from implementation to ongoing management.
Execution is as important as planning
The best strategic plan will fall short unless it is effectively executed. A critical component to a successful strategic plan is what happens after all the meetings, planning, and hard thought have gone into its development.
The key to execution is the team that will be responsible for managing and executing the plan. Many organizations will rely on their existing methods of communication, along with scheduled management meetings to begin executing the plan, and this is where things can fall short. This is where the team moves from knowing what to do, to doing it. Easier said than done.
Long & Short of It, provides the guidance and structure to ensure the investment in planning is realized.
“The reason strategy execution is often glossed over by even the most astute strategy consultants is because primarily it’s not a strategy challenge. It’s a human behavior one.” - Harvard Business Review