Business leaders who want to see improved business results must first present to their employees a launch path to success. That does not mean that all the answers to the organization’s challenges must be provided by the leader. In fact, employees should be fully engaged in finding new, unexpected, and beneficial solutions to critical problems. They should also be challenged to find innovative ways to exploit opportunities.
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Running a business can be a lot like riding a roller coaster – long spells of a slow grind uphill to meet the daily demands, with short bursts at breakneck speed to meet customer deliverables and internal commitments.
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Each time people come together to address important organizational issues and a facilitator is engaged there should be high expectations and low risk. The high expectations are for anticipated breakthroughs. The low risk refers to the possibility of not meeting client expectations.
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Our firm, Hewat Strategic Edge, helps clients build strategic frameworks as part of their strategic planning process. The Strategic Framework always includes a Vision Statement as a guiding element.
I am frequently asked during planning sessions, why they are not focusing on Mission as well as Vision? Part of the answer lies in the difference between the two.
Multi-Year Strategic planning, when it is done right, provides benefits to the organization during the actual planning process. Most importantly, it creates long-term benefits by providing a road map to organizational success.
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Even infrequent golfers experience irritants with public golf courses. This should give owners pause. Why? Because it illustrates problems with their business model.
To demonstrate, we will use the right side of the Business Model canvas, which identifies:
In our facilitation and consulting practice we enable clients to build Strategic Frameworks. These multi-year plans include a Vision Statement, Pillars of Success, Strategic Objectives, Measures and Key Initiatives. It is important to differentiate Strategic Objectives, which are long-term, comprehensive and measurable outcomes, from Measures, which are the subject of this article.
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We have congratulated ourselves on the creation of a powerful strategic framework to guide the organization for the next few years. For our clients will include a strategic framework with:
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We have an approach that is neither onerous or time-consuming. It is thoughtful and purposeful. There are three critical steps of Strategic Framework Planning Process.
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In most aspects of life, facilitation starting with the right questions can put us on the road to discovery and ultimate success. Below we will cover facilitator questions for a strategic planning.