StrategicPlans thatLearn

James C. Galvin, Ed.D. February 7-8, 2013

Most nonprofit leaders believe they should have a long-range strategic plan

The problem with strategic plans is that many contain so little real strategy

Your role is to design and install a new planning process for your organization

You want your organization to adapt quickly when change happens

You wonder if your organization may have a learning disability

You are uncertain about your current strategic planning process

You want a strategic planning process that will deliver good strategy

Move from static strategic planning to dynamic strategic management

Part 1

StrategicPlanning

Strategic planning became popular during the 1960s and 1970s

Most long-range strategic plans are based on flawed assumptions

The Schleiffen Plan was static and failed to prevent a war on two fronts

The military makes use of sand tables for planning that is dynamic

Strategic planning templates don’t work

Vision

Mission

Core Values

Critical Success Factors

Goals/Objectives

Traditional strategic planning was put to death in the 1990s

Microsoft

Microsoft

Dell

Facebook

Part 2

TheStrategyKernel

Strategy is how you get there

Where you are

Where you want to go

How to get there

Good strategy includes diagnosis, guiding idea, coherent actions

Diagnosis is a penetrating analysis of the challenges you are facing

Guiding idea is the overall approach you will take to confront the challenge

Coherent actions are the key initiatives that will implement the guiding idea

In the Bible we find many examples of leaders with a strategic intent

Case: Agape Adoption Agency

Case: Women in Leadership

Case: Inspirational Publishing

Case: Generic Christian University

Part 3

StrategicManagement

Move from static strategic planning to dynamic strategic management

Most organizations should conduct strategic reviews monthly or quarterly

Get the kernel right and keep adapting to your changing environment

Action planning can help you and your team clarify and strengthen a plan

Goal

Use the stair step tool to get the entire team on the same page

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purchase hardwarepurchase door

schedule installationlocate best supplier

decide door design

New front door

installed

Practice: What is something worth doing that you need to plan?

Goal

Move from static strategic planning to dynamic strategic management

You should feel free to let go of your old strategic planning habits

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