Strategic planning is the process of methodically creating a plan for achieving organizational goals, and then devising a method to accomplish that plan. Strategic planning translates strategy into action; it offers a formalized plan to realize a desired future.

In the case of developing a positive workplace, you will most certainly need a strategy. Implementing a policy and providing some training just won’t work without a clear plan. First, it is important to ask, “What exactly do we want our culture to look like? What specific and measurable action steps should we take to be successful? How will we know we were successful?” Ultimately, pausing to do a little strategic planning before implementing positive workplace initiatives will ensure they are successful.

This course is highly interactive, and includes a workbook, activities and assessments.

Audience

This workshop is for employees and managers at all levels. Developing broad-based competencies at all levels is going to make initiatives implemented as a result of strategic planning more successful.

Course Format Options

Off the shelf, this course is a full-day. We can also customize one for you.

Description

The first part of this course provides the fundamentals of strategic planning so that attendees have a strong understanding of what it is, what it means and how it works. Participants will then use specific strategic planning tools, methods and approaches to begin developing a strategic plan. The goal of this workshop is to engage participants in developing an actual plan and setting themselves up to achieve it.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Describe strategic planning and list common components of a strategic plan
• Describe the role that strategic planning plays in enabling long-term success for any organization
• Identify how strategic planning differs from other forms of organizational planning
• Develop strategic thinking skills in themselves and others
• Work through the four key stages of the strategic planning process
• Describe common obstacles to strategic planning and ways to overcome them
• Develop a shared vision for your organization
• Identify core values that support the shared vision and accomplish the strategic agenda
• Conduct a SWOT analysis that provides an understanding of the environment
• Develop action plans that move the organization towards its vision and mission
• Deal effectively with an unknowing future