Harness the Power of Strength-Based Strategic Planning

Design Phase

The goal: Create an organization to achieve the desired future.

The purpose: Once the future vision for your company is articulated, you’ll want to create a solid, strategic plan to achieve it.

To do: Distill elements of the plan into broad initiatives such as increase sales, improve margin management or achieve operational efficiency. Then ask employees to recommend the ideal organization, processes, systems and investments to successfully achieve the plan. Consider all ideas, and allow any employee to share perspectives on possible solutions. Evaluate recommendations in terms of potential effectiveness, impact on the company and return on investment.