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- Checklists to help you select the process and facilitator
- Pointers on the CEO’s role in the strategic planning process
- Tips on how to surface your company’s strategic issues
- Pointers on how to establish a vision for the future, establish team consensus on strategic goals, and develop an initial action plan for each goal
- Pointers on how to implement action plans
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Are you ready for strategic planning?
Table of Contents:
Introduction: What is strategic planning?
Step 1 – Decide whether you are ready to plan
Step 2 – Decide on the process
Step 3 – Decide on the facilitator
Step 4 – Decide to do it now!
Ten Secrets to Strategic Planning Success
#1. Play your role as CEO and walk the talk
#2. Use a facilitator
#3. Select a quality executive team
#4. Pre-plan the planning meeting
#5. Use good meeting rules and tools
#6. Surface the company’s strategic issues
#7. Establish a vision for the future
#8. Establish team consensus on the strategic goals
#9. Develop initial goal action plans during the meeting
#10. Implement! Implement! Implement!
How to document and implement action plans
Strategic Planning Definitions