Challenge: Stalled Strategy Process
To remain competitive organizations need an actionable strategy. For most organizations, strategy is the byproduct of the strategic planning process. When the strategic planning process is engaging, challenging and tightly linked to execution, the strategy stands a good chance of succeeding. When it isn't, top leaders best efforts become quickly frustrated. Common problems leaders face when planning strategy include:
- A stale and uninspiring process that produces little creative thinking;
- A strategic plan that doesn't actually contain a strategy;
- No mechanism to quickly refresh the strategy when conditions change;
- Unclear linkages to execution actions and critical resources;
- No ongoing reviews of the strategy;
- Little buy-in throughout the organization, even at the top.
As a result, the strategies organizations spend countless hours and dollars developing fail before they ever get going. But this need not be the case.
Solution: Improved Process, Improved Results
The starting point for effective strategy performance is an effective strategic planning process. Find out how our strategic planning consulting can help your organization perform.