Most strategic plans are not integrated in day to day operations. There is little opportunity for feedback to adjust the plan, for new suggestions to amend the plan, or for a transparent timely assessment of the plan’s progress. The environment you planned to take on is changing at a faster rate than you planned for and before you’ve even had a chance to realize your planned results. You need to stop wasting time on an old planning process that produces results that go obsolete in a matter of months, and to one that pushes you to grow in new ways and to be resilient. Let’s consider a simple, updated planning process that applies to century-old institutions, rust belt factories, and start-ups alike. What would such a planning framework have to contain in order to propel all of these organizations forward?

Hosted by Leah Sciabarrasi, PhD, a podcast from Manifoldo.

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