A strategic planning session is an essential tool for business leaders who want to plan their company’s future. In this workshop, we will discuss what makes a good strategic planning session and how to facilitate one.
One is to obtain board buy-in to doing strategic planning and determine the number of years a plan will cover. It is important to set aside a half-hour at a board meeting for visioning. ...
Best practices for running a successful strategic planning session Now that you understand the importance of effective strategic planning meetings, the question becomes, how do you actually hold one? Let’s cover a few of the best practices: Build buy-in before the meeting starts First, you’ll...
Sure, you’ve run countless meetings … and, hey, some were better than others. But if you’re going to secure the time of senior people from across your organization for a strategic planning session, you darn well want to make sure it’s going to be pro
We hold our meetings at our office over 5 days, 2 hours per day in the mornings. After each business planning session, we take the team out for lunch (or have it catered in). This allows us to break up the day and keep the creative juices flowing. It also allows our team to keep...
worked in public and private, small to mid-size organizations doing business development, and strategic planning and implementation, working with executives, boards and their investors. At LivePlan Kathy runs the specialized program for Strategic Advisors. She is a graduate of the University of Oregon...
This is a mistake with contours that become abundantly clear as you progress through the process of planning one meeting, let alone two or more. For now, you should be able to appreciate that every type of planning session requires a different focus and, perhaps, different participants. Conside...
If the answer is just a few, you may not be doing enough to make employees aware of it. It’s common for teams to learn about a strategic plan via an orientation session or executive memo, which likely happens only once a year or quarter. Most employees don’t interact with the ...
This is important as people need to know what is expected of them, and each item will be more productive with a clear aim at the outset. Typical types of outcomes are: Decision Discussion Information Planning (eg workshop session) Generating ideas Getting feedback Finding solutions Agreeing (...
SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis is a framework used to evaluate a company's competitive position and to develop strategic planning.