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Strategic Counsel by ForthRight Business: Strategy That Moves Your Business Series: The Power of an Actionable Strategic Plan

Today, we’re kicking off our Strategy That Moves Your Business series with our 1st episode on The Power of an Actionable Strategic Plan. Many of you go through a strategic planning process yearly. It can be a lot of fun and hours of great brainstorming, but how much actually gets rolled out the way you planned? We’ve revamped the process to make strategic planning deliver on the real objective: an actionable strategy that moves your business. In this episode, you’ll hear what makes our strategic planning process different, how to go through the planning process, the value of continued progress checks, and common pitfalls. Let’s get planning! Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:

• How the Forthright Business strategic planning model is different
• Not everyone gets a vote, but everyone wants to be heard
• Having an iterative plan makes it easier for decision makers to say yes
• Seeking out agreement and alignment without bowing to individual sensitivities
• How to get the whole team bought into the plan

And as always, if you need Strategic Counsel, don’t hesitate to reach out to us at: ForthRight-People.com.

Check out the episode, show notes, and transcript below:

Show Notes

• Strategy That Moves Your Business Series: The Power of an Actionable Strategic Plan
  
  • [0:00] Welcome to Strategic Counsel by ForthRight Business
  • [0:34] Kicking off our Strategy That Moves Your Business Series!
  • [1:18] The outdated way of planning
  • [2:02] Making strategic planning actually actionable
  • [3:14] How the ForthRight Business strategic planning model is different
  • [4:54] It’s not a lead team exercise
  • [8:09] What must be true?
  • [9:59] Not everyone gets a vote, but everyone wants to be heard
  • [13:00] Going through the process
  • [14:05] Soliciting input and insight
  • [17:25] The business needs a destination
  • [19:15] The small group sessions should be with boots on the ground folk as well as some leaders
  • [21:53] We need to facilitate the meeting AND who’s involved in the meeting
  • [24:20] The Synthesizing Phase
  • [28:42] Having an iterative plan makes it easier for decision makers to say yes
  • [33:17] Doing the effort up front, makes the execution so much easier
  • [34:02] Is there anything missing?
  • [37:02] How to get the whole team bought into the plan
  • [39:38] You MUST have consistent process checks
  • [42:12] There’s not a science to the cadence, just make sure your team is supported
  • [44:23] The common pitfalls of strategic planning
  • [47:07] Use what must be true to get through barriers
  • [48:43] What could this look like for your organization?
  • [50:18] Make sure to follow Strategic Counsel by ForthRight Business on your favorite podcast spot and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts
  • [50:32] Learn more at ForthRight-People.com and connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn

What is Strategic Counsel?

Welcome back to Strategic Counsel by ForthRight Business! Looking for Marketing Smarts? You’re in the right place. After almost 4 years of helping to make you savvier marketers, we decided to broaden this podcast to include more business-oriented topics that will make you savvier business leaders.

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