SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIC PLANNING --- BUILDING A HIGH PERFORMANCE BUSINESS by Stephen G. Haines. Crisp Publ., 1995
PREFACE --- This book presents a "reinvented model" of strategic planning for the 21st century. The primary objective is to help teams, departments, and organizations of all sizes and types plan and implement strategies in an efficient, holistic and integrative manner --- in short, to become high-performance organizations.
You can learn how to:
[1] Get educated and organized about strategic planning.
[2] Develop a plan that identifies your ideal vision of the future, specific measures of success and core strategies.
[3] Ensure successful implementation.
This "self-paced" workbook has numerous "action assignments" that teach you to write and reflect on all the key elements of a comprehensive "strategic business plan."
INTRODUCTION ---
PART 1 --- PLAN TO PLAN --- The educating and organizing step (p1-22)
PART 2 --- DEVELOPING A STRATEGIC PLAN/DOCUMENT (p23-54)
PART 3 --- PLAN TO IMPLEMENT (p55-72)
PART 4 --- FACILITATOR TIPS TO ENSURE SUCCESS --- You can, and should, shape your own f uture because if you don't, somebody else surely will! (p73-77)
23 Facilitator tips for planners, trainers, and consultants who want to teach or facilitate strategic planning efforts, including: (p75-77)
Tip 2 --- Be sure to get agreement and understanding from all planning team members each step of the way. CONSENSUS DECISION MAKING WORKS BEST!
Tip 3 --- To reach a consesus, answer seven questions, including:
(1) How and with whom are you going to communicate?
(2) Whose job is it to communicate and by when does it have to be completed ?
(3) In what usable form will feedback come to the next meeting?
(4) Are you really willing to hear, listen, and act on the feedback you receive?
(5) What other consensus-forming elements do you need to identify and resolve?