Looking at the strategic plans of others can be useful in getting started. This section provides both statewide and city- or community-specific strategic plans, including brief overviews of plans and approaches.
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What is needed to accelerate implementation of your strategic plan, argues John Kotter, a leading expert in this leadership and change, is an organizational design that has not one, but two “operating systems.” One system conducts the everyday business of your organization or partnership, while...
The next step in the process is to ensure that you have the tools and processes in place for successful implementation. There should be measurement tools that indicate progress toward your desired results; some strategic plans include these in the published document, and some do not. Be sure to...
It’s important to have an accurate and balanced picture of your current reality relative to where you want to be in the future. It’s all too easy to avoid looking at or underestimating the less pleasant aspects of your situation. Being an objective witness of your own field is an essential and...
Every strategic plan is different, but they all share similar core components. The illustration below shows how each element connects to the others and answers these questions that are at the heart of strategic planning:
- Where are we now?
- Where do we want to be?
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This section provides quick tips for strategic plan preparation, highlights mistakes to avoid, and presents core elements of the strategic planning process.
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In any partnership or systems change effort, conflict will occur at some point in the endeavor. CCDF Administrators must be aware of their roles in facilitating and managing conflict...
Decision-making is a thought process that results in the selection of a belief or a course of action among several alternative possibilities. Every decision-making process produces a final choice that may or may not prompt action. Ultimately, decision-making is the process of identifying and...