Description
Strategic planning shouldn’t be a box to check, it should be a catalyst for growth. The Strategy Behind Strategic Planning offers a step-by-step guide for designing and leading planning sessions that actually lead to action. Whether you’re facilitating a leadership retreat or just trying to get your team aligned around priorities, this book shows you how to bring strategy to life.
Scott De Long, Ph.D., shares a proven four-part planning framework built around Objectives, Goals, Strategies, and Tactics (OGST). You’ll learn how to walk your team through a planning process that creates clarity, connection, and ownership—while avoiding the common pitfalls that derail execution.
Inside, you’ll learn:
- The difference between vision, strategy, and tactics (and why it matters)
- How to structure a strategic planning session that sparks participation
- Techniques for narrowing focus, prioritizing goals, and assigning ownership
- How to build follow-through into your process—not just enthusiasm
- Ways to adapt strategic planning for growing teams, small businesses, and family-run companies
You’ll also get tips for managing resistance, leading through ambiguity, and using planning as a leadership development tool.
If your plans tend to sit in drawers, or fall apart by Q2, this book will help you create a planning process that energizes people and drives results. Because great strategy doesn’t just come from smart thinking, it comes from smart planning.
Metadata:
- Author: Scott De Long, Ph.D.
- Format: eBook + Audiobook
- Length: Approximately 34 pages
- Published: March 2025
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