There are two key elements to the strategic process - high quality plans that focus the organization's energies and the execution of the plan. ActionStrategy has developed a process and an innovative system that helps leaders execute their strategic plans. This results-focused process and tool enables leaders to:

FOCUS - Unless you know how to say no - you don't have a strategic focus. Determine the organization's strategic position within the context of its environment. Assess the needs of key stakeholders and identify focused, strategic goals and measures to fulfill the organization's mission.

ALIGN - Every organization is perfectly aligned to get the results it gets. - Gardner. Identify misalignments that prevent organizational performance and develop plans to align systems, structures, processes and people with the strategic priorities of the organization.

EXECUTE - All grand strategies devolve into work Develop standards in three core work processes - time management, project management and meeting management. Not having a system for consistently reviewing goal and project progress is a fundamental barrier to strategy execution.

REVIEW - You get the behaviors you exhibit and tolerate. Create a culture of accountability where employees clearly understand how they align with the organization's strategic priorities. Performance expectations are established and reviewed on a consistent basis.

Who Should Attend
Leaders, managers and supervisors and teams

Course Format
In this two or three-day work session, leadership and functional teams will develop a strategic plan where each individual clearly
understands his/her role. Each team member will identify and present action plans for team review and collaboration. Two months of follow-on coaching is included to sustain momentum developed in the planning session.

Team members will also receive weekly, bi-weekly or monthly emails with their key project and action plans.