In the past two decades, I have been privileged to work with the leadership of many Canadian professional and trade associations. Each engagement has been a window into what works and what doesn’t, in terms of creating and sustaining value for members.
We have identified seven areas that each association should master.
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You may have decided to undertake a Strategic Planning Process within your Association. Or, you may be about to recommend that your Association develops a multi-year plan. In either case this article may be helpful.
An objective or measurable step is required to achieve any strategy.
That is why Strategic Objectives is one of the five elements of our Strategic Framework. It starts with a Vision Statement, it follows with Pillars of Success and then we develop Strategic Objectives. These are followed by Measures (dashboard) and Key Initiatives.
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Surveying customers and employees is an essential component of strategic planning and executing a plan.
Our firm specializes in facilitates our clients’ development of strategic frameworks. These provide a multi-year roadmap to success.
There are four things to consider before engaging a facilitator to manage your strategic planning process.
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In our consulting practice we take a team of people through a process to build a strategic plan for their organization. While this is best done in a group situation, it is possible to replicate the steps as a piece of “staff work”.
Here are the six steps to building a strategic plan.
Hiring a facilitator to lead a group session within your business is a significant decision.
Here are some takeaways from two decades of facilitating strategic meetings from strategic planning facilitator.