How many people have heard of Strategic Planning Processes that have not worked? So often this is where leaders of organizations go off site for a few days and develop wonderful documents that describe a glorious future. However, after the session the leaders go back to work and within a few weeks resume what they were doing before the Strategic Planning Session started. There is a better way to go about Strategic Planning. First, ask yourself, which is more important; a high level Vision and beautiful Strategies or a means for tactically implementing specific changes? The correct answer in my opinion is that both are equally important. Without a good high level Vision and Strategies an organization is doomed to failure. Without a good means to implement change to achieve the Vision through well-defined Strategies; the high level Vision and Strategies are meaningless. Implementing specific changes that are not linked to a Vision are potentially worthless. A secret is that the two must be effective and linked. A Strategic Planning process could also be described as a process for Managing Change. Should your Strategic Planning process not be producing the desired results, I suggest honestly examining your process and determine if you are confident you can improve it. If not look for a consultant that can demonstrate success with multiple client references. You cannot afford to operate without an effective process in today's competitive world.
Jim Rose
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Jim Rose
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Jim Rose has been a management consultant
with EQ Consulting Services for more than
ten years. Before becoming a constant he
worked for thirty years with the Aluminum
Company of America serving primarily in
various line management positions. Jim
works with organizations ranging from
large to small and does not specialize in
any specific type of business. He
provides a wide range of services both
strategic and tactical in nature.
Strategic examples include: Strategic
Planning, Managing Change and Building the
High Performance Organization. Tactical
examples include: improving customer
satisfaction, quality, employee morale,
process control, meeting effectiveness and
teamwork at all levels both within and
between groups. He has worked throughout
the US and has spent extensive time
working internationally thus experiencing
many cultures.
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