Strategic Thinking, not just Planning
At least half of my work these days is facilitating planning workshops for Boards or senior teams. I am noting the smart ones are making the shift from rushed ( and often boring) days where we mechanistically work through a traditional planning framework, often resulting in a bit of twiddling around the edges of the current plan. Instead of rushing to dot points on butchers sheets, my best Boards and Executives are engaging in strategic thinking before they land a plan. This is much harder to do that traditional planning work. The agendas are less reassuring because they simply indicate a series of conversations that need to be had. It is harder to predict exactly what the day will look and feel like, and what will emerge. But it is the foundation for then landing a plan that has a sound base created by building the story together. I can help you “tick the box” to show you’ve planned, or I can help you roll up your sleeves and engage in the much more difficult – but ultimately much more strategic – process of really thinking it through.
Author: Denise Picton
Categories: Leading & Managing, Planning, Political Savvy, Uncategorised,