Strategic Planning Let's start by talking about strategic focus. Leadership models and new business models are key ingredients to success in the 21st century. The successful 21st century business model is built around servant style leadership with a focus on strategic thinking by harnessing the creativity and innovation of the employees. The vehicle to accomplish this is the strategic planning process .Well, I really believe if the truth...more
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Goal Setting & Strategic Planning Part I by Dr. Mia Y. Merritt If you have no identified goals to strive for and no plans for improving yourself, then what are you living for? This is certainly not to say that people cannot be successful if they do not develop goals, but life is much more meaningful when you striving to grow and working toward meaningful goals. You must begin to accept yourself as a person worthy of accomplishing great things. Goals are like a road map, showing you where you want to go and telling you approximately how long it will take to get there. Plans are the "how" of goal setting. Plans delineate the steps you need to take along the way to arrive at your destination. Not only does writing your goals down help you to see clearly what it is that you aspire to accomplish, but seeing them written down motivates you into taking action. Once you have taken the time and effort to write specifically what you want to achieve, the desire to accomplish those goals emerge from within you. There is power in writing things down on paper. The Bible puts it this way: "Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For...more
Goal Setting & Strategic Planning Part II by Dr. Mia Y. Merritt Strategically setting goals for your life can be incredibly motivating! As you get into the habit of developing and achieving goals in every area of your life, you will find that your self-confidence increases quickly. A sure way to increase your self-esteem is by setting...more
Time for a Strategic Planning Makeover Are you still doing traditional strategic planning?If so, the time has come to put that sacred cow out to pasture and focus on strategic thinking. Otherwise, your business may not have the agility to keep up with today's volatile markets.Back when the world moved a lot slower and markets didn't change...more
Christine Gillions : ‘Importance of Strategic Behaviours in the Learning Process' The role of today's teacher is to provide the opportunity for the learner to develop strategic behaviours which enable the learner to be a flexible, motivated problem-solver who can function effectively in the world outside the classroom. Therefore the teacher must have a clear understanding of the properties and functions of strategic behaviours and also have a sound knowledge of those teaching approaches that best equip the learner with these essential lifelong learning tools.Strategic behaviours are those procedures that guide the student as he/she attempts to complete tasks such as reading comprehension, writing and mathematics. Strategic behaviours fall into two categoriesCognitive Strategic BehavioursConscious and deliberate behaviours which control attention, behaviour, communication, emotions, motivation and comprehensionFor exampleRehearsalElaborationTransformationMemorisationOrganisation Metacognition Strategic BehavioursConscious and deliberate behaviours which generalise across many tasks, enabling the learner to be aware of their own thinking (aware of their cognitive...more
The Art of Strategic Persuasion o Are you meeting a representative from one of your suppliers and need to negotiate new pricing with them?o Have you inherited a dysfunctional team working on a high-profile project? How do you bring them around...more
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In other words, strategic planning could be termed as a process by which the guiding executives of an organization, have a vision and therefore develop the necessary procedures and operations in order to achieve the same.Once the organization has...more
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Goal Setting & Strategic Planning Part III People with the self-confidence to realize they are worthy of accomplishing great things through goal-setting are inner-directed and self-assured. They take control of their lives instead of...more
Strategic planning is important to a nonprofit organization's future path and success. As such, it is important to understand what strategic planning is and the reason why it is so important. This information provides a concept of strategic planning...more