“Destiny is a choice, not a chance.”

Strategic Planning

In the development of a Strategic Plan, the process is even more important than the product. The planning process involves five stages:

• Plan
• Implement
• Evaluate
• Celebrate
• Replan

The following are some critical points throughout the Strategic Planning process:

• State your values clearly;
• Develop a Mission Statement;
• Involve all stakeholders in the process;
• Promote lateral thinking and unconventional solutions;
• Recognize and reward effort;
• Always undertake a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis;
• Practice Possibility Thinking;
• Priorize.

A critical point in strategic planning is that people are more likely to agree with a decision if they have had input into the process of arriving at the decision.

In most organizations, Strategic Planning is most effective when a consultant or "change agent" is involved in bringing a fresh perspective to the situation.

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