Would you get in a car or a taxi and tell the driver to take you somewhere, anywhere, take a year (probably more) to get there and spend multiple thousands of dollars?
I doubt it. And yet people do it all the time with their lives and their businesses. They carry on without a destination in mind and without a plan to get there. Yes, they sure waste a lot of time and money.
If you don't know where you are going,
you will probably end up someplace else.
- Yogi Bera
We help businesses and individuals determine their destinations and create plans to get there. Driving IR is all about identifying the Improved Results (destination) and then forming a plan to achieve goals (Drive there).
The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
Strategic Planning is a process that determines the future of an organization and what organizational resources will be needed to ensure that success. The process helps determine business opportunities and resources that are required to turn opportunities into success.
Business owners and leaders today have found that developing a strategy and implementation plan is far better than leaving the future to chance. Furthermore, developing a strategy, a vision, a mission and a specific plan of action contributes to long-term, sustainable success. If implemented correctly, it will create higher levels of motivation, commitment and fuel continuously higher levels of achievement from everyone within the organization.
Why Do Leaders Fail?
“Did you know that the #1 reason that Leaders fail is the absence of a clear strategic direction?"
- from 10.5 Reasons Why Even Top-Notch Executives Fail by Mutchler and Herdlinger
Why Do All Organizations Need A Strategic Plan That is Executable?
1) “If we fail to plan, we plan to fail.” - Planning makes the future happen, but most leaders get tied up in the day to day running of their business, never making time to plan. Great leaders take the appropriate time needed for planning.
2) Create roadmap for success - Before anything becomes actually accomplished, it must be mentally accomplished. The mental exercise of creating a Strategic Plan begins the actualizing phase of the roadmap, leading to the success of the organization.
3) Template for decision making - The Strategic Plan includes the hierarchical ingredients that guide all participants to make proper decisions quickly and with conviction. This saves time and money in all organizations, allowing them to reach their destination quicker and with less investment.
4) Prioritize activity - Imagine all employees of an organization being able to decisively understand what tasks need to be accomplished and in what order. The Strategic Plan outlines who, does what, by when.
5) Harness the momentum of inspired employees - When employees fully understand their role in the organization, and are inspired by the organization’s vision, their productivity skyrockets. The Strategic Plan helps create the inspiration needed to propel the organization to greater heights.
6) RESULTS! - The quickest route between where an organization is and where it wants to be is revealed in the Plan. This provides the ultimate reward – the intended results for which all leaders are responsible!
The Results are Measurable
· Increased Market Share
· Maximized Return on Your Intellectual Capital
· Increased Shareholder Earnings
· Strengthened Focus on Attracting, Servicing and Keeping Customers
· Greater Employee Contributions to Results Realized
· Defined Strategic Direction
· Corporate Values Developed and Sustained
· Motivated Employees
· Resources Allocated
· Success Defined
· Teams Created
· Guidelines for Delegation and Decision Making Provided
· Pro-Active Management Promoted
· Trends and Technologies Identified
· Sense of Purpose Created
Here's our approach to Strategic Planning and how we pinpoint where you are in the process of getting the company aligned to implement the Strategic Plan.
To find out more or start a free exploratory conversation, call (212) 923-5820 or email info@drivingimprovedresults.com