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Strategic Planning Sequence Explained
Don't get lost in the details: The importance of keeping your strategic planning simple.
Strategic planning follows a sequence to identify key strategies that align with an organisation's vision, scenario planning and...
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Strategy Creates Future
Making a difference: The purpose of strategy.
Strategy is about creating the future and making a difference, not just an exercise.
It involves considering possible futures and continually working towards them with...
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Strategy Dictates Budget
Budget should follow strategy, not the other way around.
Strategy should not be limited by budget, but rather the budget should be set based on the chosen strategy.
It is important to consider alternative ways of...
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Vision Statement: Driving Force
The power of purpose: Your Vision Statement as a guide.
A vision statement helps to guide future planning by considering what the desired future outcome is and what needs to be done to achieve it.
Scenario planning...
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Anticipating Change and Adapting
What's on the horizon?
Forecasting the strategic issues that will impact your organisation.
Envisioning the future: Key insights from senior executives and stakeholders.
Every few months, bring in executives or...
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Continuous Strategy Review
The key to staying relevant: Ongoing strategic planning.
Strategic planning is an ongoing process that should be regularly reviewed and updated.
It should be discussed at board meetings and involve input from staff...
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Who Owns the Agenda?
Avoiding Micromanagement and Rabbit Holes: The Role of Board Agendas.
The chair of the board owns the agenda and controls the conversation at meetings, but should involve directors in determining what should be...
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Tips for your Strategy review
Get the most out of your Strategy review with these tips.
A planning day or review of a strategic plan can be helpful for a board to have a more strategic board meeting.
It can also be a good opportunity to have...
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Clarify Agenda Items Ahead
Get Clarification Before the Meeting
A Smart Strategy for Directors.
Petitioning the Chair: A Way for Directors to Influence the Agenda
The Chair and CEO can hold pre-board meetings with directors to clarify agenda...
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Key Ratios and Board Reporting
Board reporting: Going beyond pretty charts and graphs.
Translating ratios into actionable insights for directors ratios can be useful for understanding financial performance, but it's important to know the acceptable...
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Charting Success: Board Commitments
Setting the Standard: Our Board's Commitments for the Coming Year.
Transparency is Key: Let directors know what's expected of them.
Provide a table outlining expected commitments for new directors as part of their...
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Clarification technique shortens Board meetings
Eliminate unnecessary board meeting questions with this technique.
Having a pre-board meeting for directors to clarify questions can save time in the actual board meeting and improve efficiency.
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