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Strategic Planning
The strategic planning process is an
extremely important executive function.
The most enduring companies plan on 3-5
year, one year, and 90-day horizons. Energy
is put into developing key objectives every
quarter, and achievements are managed
weekly. A well written strategic plan is the
one document that can be used to achieve
the following:
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Align the efforts of the entire
workforce
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Reinforce the culture of the
organization
•
Share management's view of where
the company is and their vision of
where the company is going
•
Define long term and short term
goals
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Set clear, measurable milestones that
mark progress towards important
goals
•
Define metrics that can be used
daily/weekly/monthly to measure
short term progress
•
Define clear accountability for goals
and objectives.
What does ClearCourse Consulting
offer?
Strategy Development: Good strategy is the antidote
to competition. Strategic thinking is the process of
developing a strategy that defines your value
proposition and your unique value chain. This process
includes market and competitive research as well as an
assessment of the company's capabilities and the
industry forces impacting it.
Plan Development: We will facilitate and create an
actionable strategic plan to be used for daily decision
making. It can be used to implement your strategy,
align the efforts of your work force, reinforce the
culture of the organization, share management's view
of where the company is and their vision of where the
company is going, define long term and short term
goals, set clear, measurable milestones that mark
progress towards important goals, and define metrics
that can be used daily/weekly to measure short term
progress. The plan creates accountability for goal
achievement.
Strategic Plan Execution Management : This is where
the rubber meets the road and where many
organizations struggle. It is the most critical component
in the process. We will help you implement a system to
track execution and create accountability for you and
your team to execute and realize the change envisioned
in the strategic plan.
Rick on Strategic Planning
For a preview of our strategic planning approach, here
is a keynote presentation given by Rick Tifone, to the
Council of MLS in September 2014 in Los Angeles:
"Rick, Al and I wanted to thank you for your guidance in the development of our
improved business strategy and our new strategic plan. The changes made to our
value proposition and value chain are paying off in terms of higher profits,greater
customer satisfaction and happier employees. Thanks for keeping us focused on our
sandbox and the continued implementation of our plan.":
Bob Faletti, Principal, Blue Archer
“Rick, I just wanted to say a heartfelt “thank you” for all the hard work and expertise
you provided during the development of our 10-year Strategic Plan. My goal has
been to take our $10MM company and grow it to $40MM over the next five years.
However, without a solid plan, this would be impossible. Your proprietary Strategic
Planning Process, plus your guidance and direction, were the key ingredients to the
successful plan you helped us develop.
I’m told that I have fairly “strong” personality; so it was going to take someone with
equally strong character traits and a gentle touch to fight through the fairly grueling
process that real strategic planning often is. Rick, you’re expertise and real
experience as a business leader and owner is, I believe, what sets you apart. Thank
you for your continuing contribution to the success of my organization.”
Brenton Mix, Chief Executive Officer, TMG Marketing
“We appreciate all the help from Rick Tifone. He was a great match for our team
and was very flexible to adapt to the dynamic schedules of our management team.
We look forward to continued work with Rick as we execute our plan and we would
highly recommend Rick to any business that is developing a strategic plan. Thanks
again.”
Jonathan Klorfein Director of Client Services, Labor Finders