Strategic Planning Mistakes #9: Sloppy Analysis
In many cases sloppy analysis is worse than no analysis at all. Terry reviews some of the most common mistakes that creep into the process. Lesson #9 in an on-going series of Common Strategic Planning Mistakes, presented by Terry Schmidt.
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Strategic Planning Mistakes #8: Not Involving the Right People
Team building is essential to success. Terry discusses ways to involve the right people to complete your team. Lesson #8 in an on-going series of Common Strategic Planning Mistakes, presented by Terry Schmidt.
Strategic Planning Mistakes #7: Going Through the Motions
Unconventional approach to re-invent a stale planning process. Lesson #7 in an on-going series of Common Strategic Planning Mistakes, presented by Terry Schmidt.
Strategic Planning Mistakes #6: No Environmental Scan
Anticipating the future. Reviews the importance of an environmental scan, using the “S.K.E.P.T.I.C.” model Lesson #6 in an on-going series of Common Strategic Planning Mistakes, presented by Terry Schmidt.
Strategic Planning Mistakes #5: Engaging in Self-Facilitation
Identifies key traits to look for in a project facilitator. Addresses the pitfalls of self-facilitation. Lesson #5 in an on-going series of Common Strategic Planning Mistakes, presented by Terry Schmidt.
Strategic Planning Mistakes #4: Event Not a Process
Avoid treating strategic planning as a single event, rather than a process. Three steps to insuring ongoing success. Lesson #4 in an on-going series of Common Strategic Planning Mistakes, presented by Terry Schmidt.
Strategic Planning Mistakes #3: Starting with a SWOT
Key considerations before performing a SWOT analysis. Lesson #3 in an on-going series of Common Strategic Planning Mistakes, presented by Terry Schmidt.
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Strategic Planning Mistakes #2: Core Team Roles Missing
Identifying the five crucial roles necessary on a project team. Lesson #2 in an on-going series of Common Strategic Planning Mistakes, presented by Terry Schmidt.
Strategic Planning Mistake #1: No Game Plan
How to develop your strategic game plan in five easy steps. Lesson #1 in an on-going series of Common Strategic Planning Mistakes, presented by Terry Schmidt, an expert in Strategic Planning and Implementation, who has helped clients in 36 countries to achieve great results. He is also the author of “Strategic Project Management Made Simple” (Wiley 2009), and teaches executives at M.I.T. and U.C.L.A.
I’m just back from MIT’s Summer Institute Professional, where I teach Emotional Intelligence in Project Teams to mid-career adults. This year’s batch of smart cookies hailed from 8 countries. A female Saudi professor attending my class taught me a good lesson in values. After expressing empathy for her inability to drive in her own country, she happily corrected me. “It’s not a problem – I love that my driver drives while I do other things!” A great reminder not to presume or project your own values on anyone else.
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