Strategic Planning
Why? What we do. When to use it. What we provide. Sample solutions.
Why?
Trying to both participate in and facilitate a strategic planning process is like trying to be in two places at once. The complexity and importance of the task demands not only one’s full attention, but also some very special skills. We are the process experts; you are the content experts.
What we do:
We move you beyond generalities to specific action plans, with timelines and responsibilities. By focusing your people through our tested group processes, we maximize the productivity of their strategic thinking.
- When you are serious about gathering and using thoughtful strategic input from your own people, the ones who know your business best.
- When you want a flexible facilitated process that will guarantee the best possible product from your group’s strategic thinking.
- Initial consultation, taking into account your vision and mission;
- Fact finding interviews to draw out each participant’s priorities – the goals, the strategies and the actions that they feel would have the most impact;
- Summary report and pre-work on interview results;
- Consultation on program design;
- One to three day facilitated session;
- A documented plan that prioritizes goals, identifies main strategies, and details initial action plans, with responsibilities and timelines.
A wide range of sizes and types of organization have taken advantage of this process, for example:
- The board of directors of a national not-for-profit agency
- The management team of one department in a communications giant
- The executive team of a packaged goods company
- The volunteer board of a local arts organization
