OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING POINT OF VIEW Organizations and initiatives fulfill their purpose when their mission is well articulated, vision-casted and action-planned in an intentional way. I’ve been fortunate to facilitate and lead development of strategic plans throughout the duration of my 30 year career from consulting to coaching and facilitation. I’ve learned a few critical success drivers along the way. • Many organizations make significant investments in strategic plans that are eventually wasted when that perfectly designed document is placed in a binder and placed on the shelf and / or website - never to be activated or realized. How the plan is built is a major driver in its likelihood and enthusiasm to be implemented. Failure to immediately continue the momentum into implementation is the kiss of death for the best laid strategic plans. • The brightest, most inventive thinking to drive strategic plans usually rests within the purpose and passions of its leaders and staff. If you’re bringing someone in to recommend a strategy heavily influenced from the outside, you’re overlooking the best bank of knowledge and its right under your nose. It’s more important that a strategy is facilitated to come from multiple, often disparate and ranging views – supplemented by best practices from outside perspectives. • Take the pulse of your stakeholders before you huddle leaders to frame a new strategy. People can’t build what they can’t see. Vision snapshots are imperative. Give room for all of them. From Think Big to Start Small. These guiding principles can help you articulate one common vision to take forward and build that has been bought into in the making of it. - Reggie Hammond, Founder and Managing Partner, Your Crescendo FINDING YOUR FORTE
WHAT IS YOUR FORTE?
for·tay (fôr′tā′, fôrt) n. 1 Something in which a person excels. 2 A passage that is loud and played with force or is marked to be so.
Your Forte is where your leader or organization’s strengths and gifts meet your passions in a way that rewards you and serves your purpose to bring about your greatest impact. In other words, your purpose if fulfilled by doing 1-what you love, 2-what you’re good at in a way that 3-rewards you
YOUR FORTE NEEDS A PLAN
WHY YOU NEED YOUR FORTE
Stronger business and career performance
Leadership from Your Strength
Engagement and Fulfillment
Your Most Organic Success
FINDING YOUR FORTE STRATEGIC ARTICULATION
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