What's Missing in Strategic Planning ~ Pt 1
We tackle 20 year problems with five year plans staffed by two year personnel funded by one year appropriations. Harlan Cleveland Over the past month I've watched with interest a discussion thread on LinkedIn titled What's Missing from Strategic Planning. Having been involved in strategic planning for over 20 years and teaching both theory and practice at the graduate level for Siena Heights University I of course have no opinion on the matter. Here's some direct quotes I've heard in the past nine months from executives and organizational leaders (not necessarily the same thing). " We had a strategic plan in 2004 and it's sat on the shelf ever since ." " I saw it once, but it's 60 pages long and who's got time with all of the daily work we have to accomplish." "We spend a week working on it every year, then change the dates on last year's plan." Copyright Scott Adams: www.dilbert....