Getting Everyone Involved from the Start

Make your organization's plan everyone's plan. Start by involving everyone on your staff in the beginning of the process. If you look only to the management team, you create a recipe for failure. Employees at all levels are not only a wealth of information but also the implementers of your plan. You need them to feel part of the planning process, even if they don't have a seat at the table.

image As you read the chapters in this book, you find references to group exercises and employee feedback. Use this info to help develop a strategic plan that everyone feels part of and assign every staff member a goal or objective. Then, everyone has direct responsibility for achieving a piece of the organization's strategy.

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