Strategic Planning
More now then ever before do we hear “things are just moving so fast” or “change happens so much” that an organization can’t possible do a 3-5 year strategic plan. We disagree. Processes might change, products might change, and customers might change, but your ability to develop a flexible vision for the future of your organization and to strive for excellence in leadership, operations, finances, product or services, customer-care and innovation won’t change. You need a roadmap, an agreed upon plan to get you from here to there. Let us help you get there with our suite of strategic planning tools, aids and facilitation.
Objectives
To build a comprehensive strategy for the future of your organization:
To think strategically about where your industry is going and what type of leadership is needed to drive your organization forward.
To galvanize staff, board, customers and stakeholders to buy into a future plan and path for your organization.
To stabilize and grow the resources, both currently available and future, for your organization’s legacy.
To capitalize on the efforts already going on within your organization.
Value
We believe in using over 30-years of research and practice to help get you to where you want to be when it comes to strategic planning. The value we establish through our strategic planning process is:
An established dissatisfaction with status quo (a narrative of why your organization can’t stay where it currently is) and a Case for Change (what are the data-driven, pragmatic reasons to change).
A compelling vision which answers the purpose for the change or a new strategic direction, the picture (what it might look like when implemented and achieved), a plan that stakeholders can own and share with others, performance metrics along the way to help us know what success looks like, and the part which is how the vision is going to cascade down to all stakeholders (leadership, staff, donors, customers, culture and community).
An agreed upon, “360 degree” buy-in for the strategic direction.
A plan to hold leadership and staff accountable and responsible to complete the plan.
Our Approach
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Phase 1: Getting curious about your business and/or organization - We encourage research and data analysis to drive fact over opinions. This usually consists of surveys, SWOT analysis, stakeholders roundtables, interviews, competitive analysis, business case scenarios and more.
Phase 2: Discovering your Why, Where and Who - As we start the actual retreat or meeting, we will want to know how you feel about your mission/purpose, values and vision. Do they need to be addressed, cleaned up, shifted or completely changed? Do you not have one of the elements? We should have these in place or they should be worked on before we get to the strategic pillars, goals, and initiatives.
Phase 3: Creating a Compelling Vision and Strategic Plan - This is where we really dig in with your group using both heart and brain, art and math to enrich the process and plan. We usually help you construct your Strategic Pillars, SMART Goals, Key Initiatives, Work Breakdown Plans and more during this phase.
Deliverables
Harrington Brands can offer a suite of tools, platforms and ways to go about developing a strategic plan including but not limited to:
Weekend retreats
Full day retreats
Digital retreats
Evening retreats