Idea 10: Planning
I keep six honest serving men(They taught me all I knew);Their names are What and Why and When,And How and Where and Who.
Rudyard Kipling
Planning is the activity of bridging the tap mentally from where you and the group are now to where you want to be at some future moment in terms of accomplishing a task.
‘Fail to plan and you plan to fail.’
A poor or inadequate plan means that your subsequent team action is doomed from the start. It usually turns into a drama – a comedy or a tragedy, depending on the circumstances – in three Acts: Beginning, Muddle and No End.
This key activity of planning for any team or organization requires a search for alternatives and that is best done with others in an open-minded, encouraging and ...
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