Developing a strategic plan is a lot of work: often the hardest part is getting the participation by and consensus of a company’s entire top team. Anything less than that will fail to earn the support it needs to be successful. A genuine leader must:
· Provide the vision,
· Listen to their team,
· Consider their feedback,
· Answer all their questions,
· Mold an acceptable consensus.
Strategic planning is a participative project, and everyone must feel like they’ve been included and heard. And had their questions answered. Everyone must understand their role and responsibilities related to implementing the plan and achieving its goals. With much discussion and feedback along the way. And if adjustments are needed throughout the plan year, which almost always is the case, a leader must get that same level of participation and consensus from their team – that is also a sign of her/his overall effectiveness. Strategic planning projects are intended to remain active and alive, not left on a shelf for show. Successful companies rely of those plans to drive their team’s cohesiveness and overall effectiveness. If you are part of your company’s management team, know your company’s goals, participate in their implementation, monitor how those plans are proceeding, and help your team reach a consensus about them. And if you’re the leader, focus on molding that consensus today.
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 – 1968): American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesman and leader in the U.S. civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968
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