Strategic Planning And Leadership
Are you focused on a successful future?
Well-managed, competitive companies have accepted the leadership challenge of creating an effective strategic plan for their business and sharing it with everyone in the organization. In doing so, they position themselves to respond to opportunities, rather than react to market conditions and competitive pressures.
Too many business people view weak market conditions or a poor economy as the reason for their lack of success. However, even in the worst economy, leaders in every field emerge victorious. Why? Because they realize that success is not based on the conditions of the world, but on the decisions they make and the goals that they choose to set and achieve. Success doesn’t just happen. It happens because you predetermine your success, plan, set goals, and make it happen.
Planning the future of your business entails four stages:
- Understanding the current condition both inside, as well as outside the company. What are your company’s strengths and limitations? What are the trends in your industry and the economy? Who are your competitors and what are their advantages?
- Visualizing and identifying the future as you want it to be. Where do you want to be in 5 or 10 years? What will your business look like then?
- Determining the goals you must achieve and when they need to be achieved. Put together action plans to achieve those goals.
- Now the hardest part. Implementing those action plans.
Leaders who take the time to create and communicate a vision, a strategy, and a plan, find that they are able to create a level of motivation and commitment that fuels continuously higher levels of achievement. They are also able to attract highly skilled, motivated, and innovative people and have the ability to propel an otherwise mediocre business into one of power and respect. This is the essence of team building
If you have already created a strategic or business plan we would love to review it with you on a complementary basis. If you would like to develop and implement a plan, we have over 30 years experience and would love to share what we have learned. Email us at bob@plangoals.com and we will schedule an initial meeting.