Water Cooler Chatter - The Key to Breakthrough Corporate Strategies
In many companies, strategic planning is an annual activity that involves whisking top executives off-site to discuss the future of the enterprise.
The goal is to create alignment around a well-thought-out strategy that will provide continued success for the organization.
The result is often a voluminous document filled with more tasks and initiatives than cannot reasonably be completed while still maintaining the current business operation. In other words - a select list of great ideas that may or may not come to fruition while dust gathers.
What are the key flaws in the traditional strategic planning process? How can we improve the process? Is deliberately seeding the corporate rumor mill the answer? Continue reading ...
Article by, Paul Plotczyk and courtesy of Work Systems Affiliates
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