excellentworkplaces.com Helping People Work Better Together Strategic Planning Most businesses and not-for-profit organizations can greatly benefit from strategic planning - - visioning for their short-term and long-term future. Most businesses and not-for-profit organizations do strategic planning processes. Many of them work well. Some don't. My approach to strategic planning takes the concept to a higher level. It includes visioning long-term, even beyond 10 years, and I suggest a unique optional team-building approach that includes a time capsule exercise mentioned in another part of this WEBSITE. STRATEGIC PLANNING AGENDA: A Discussion: Where are you now? A Discussion: How did you get here? Brainstorming: Where do we want to go in 5 years? Further Brainstorming: Where do we want to go in 10 years? Specifics: Identifying The "Possible Things." Action Plan: Getting There From Here. Optional Team-Building Time Capsule Exercise. Effective strategic planning takes about 4 hours at least, and a one or two day schedule is especially useful, involving at least the decision-makers of your business or organization and board of directors. A two-day schedule that involves 3 hours on one afternoon, followed by 3 hours the next day or on a subsequent day after some critical thinking and analysis has been done, and 2 or 3 hours to wrap up is very desirable. More extensive strategic planning schedules can be useful for larger groups or more detailed planning. Short And Long-Term Visioning And Planning For Businesses And Organizations. Diversity Training Strategic Planning Crisis Management Harassment Time Management Stress Management Customer Service Business Ethics Theme/Message Contact & Links!