In small businesses strategic planning is often brushed aside as being too costly and time-consuming and taking too much attention away from operations. However, without a strategic plan, a business would lack the clear sense of direction it needs to …
If you have been asked to prepare the agenda of a strategic planning meeting but are not sure what to include, look no further. I have scoured over the many strategy workshops I have held to consolidate my insights into …
OGSM stands for Objective, Goals, Strategies and Measures and is a one-page business plan that defines ‘what’ you aim to achieve and ‘how’ you are going to achieve it. As part of a strategy process, the framework guides through setting the objective and the goals first (the what) and then defining the strategies and measures (the how).
Good strategic plans and strong organizational commitment arise from strategy workshops that allow open, candid, and inclusive discussions. An expert facilitator can help you achieve that. The role of the facilitator in a strategy workshop is four-fold: manage the agenda …
When using the OGSM methodology or developing any strategic plan, it is important to define strong measures that drive strategy implementation. This is how you turn your strategy into results. Measures are the M in OGSM and include key metrics …
Making smart strategic choices is critical for any business, particularly small businesses. But when searching online for guidance on how to develop strategies, I have been frustrated to find mostly theoretical or conceptual answers which are primarily geared towards larger …
During our annual planning meeting earlier this year, my team asked some really good questions about setting strategic goals and I decided to write down the answers because they vastly improved our strategic plan for this year. Here they are. …
A great strategic plan must give clear direction to the business about where it is going and how it will get there. And this starts with a great objective statement. The objective is a written, qualitative statement describing the direction …
You have been tasked with facilitating a strategy workshop but are not sure where to begin? Don’t worry. This detailed 14-step checklist will set you up for success.
Great strategy workshop facilitators are resourceful, think well on their feet, and have the right workshop tools at their disposal to get everyone involved and turn lively discussions into meaningful insights and results. Here are my top 6 most favorite …