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Coaching Your Business To The Next Level Series Part 5 Work Your Plan



Coaching Your Business To The Next Level Series Part 5 Work Your Plan
   

What continues to vex most small business owners, executives and entrepreneurs is taking action or implementation. Planning is a good thing much like the well known expression Knowledge is Power, but implementation is the next level. For without applied knowledge or working the plan, very little focused and forward progress is made toward the desired results or goals.

Tip #5 - Work your plan
Mistake: Pay for a strategic plan and leave it on a shelf or in a desk drawer. A plan’s purpose is action. Without action, the plan is useless and the dollars invested in creating the plan are wasted.

The most consistent obstacle that I hear when coaching small business owners and even individuals to achieve those big hairy audacious goals (BHAG) is implementation. A plan is only as good as the effort made into working it each and every day.

To consistently work your plan begins by asking yourself the following questions:

1. Do I have all of the necessary skills to implement a plan?

Plan implementation centers on the ability to consistently plan and achieve goals along with excellent leadership skills. If you do not consistently achieve your goals, then this skill set needs to be developed. Also, leadership is another skill that can be developed. Find a solution that marries both leadership and goal achievement.

2. Do I have all of the necessary attitudes to implement a plan?

Even with the best developed skills, without positive attitudes, the implementation of the plan is potentially doomed to fail. Improving attitudes begins by identifying those foundational beliefs that are driving the attitudes.

3. Do I have all the necessary tools to implement a plan?

The strategic plan requires a variety of tools for successful implementation. These tools may range from simple surveys to goal sheets.

4. What other strategies or resources will I need to implement the plan?

Working a plan requires numerous strategies and resources. This may include seeking additional expert advice such as a mentor to hiring a small business coach.

5. What is my level of commitment to working the plan?
Personal commitment is critical to the implementation of any plan. Each and every moment, you need to be demonstrating through your behaviors (see question number 2) that you are indeed committed to this plan. This will require effective decision making at all levels of your organization.

Working a plan is much easier than most people realize when you address these five questions. Plan implementation begins and ends with your belief of Making it so!


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