ONE HOUR OF PLANNING IS WORTH FOUR HOURS OF DOING…
Strategic Thinking and Business Goal Planning
There is no question that one hour of planning is worth four hours of doing. In this economic era we all must do more with less. Houston Partners has processes to help.
Strategic Planning
Our formalized Executive Strategic Planning Process is designed to help an organization through the entire thinking process of vision, mission, critical goals, execution and follow-up. We have included a copy of our information sheet for this process, which typically is delivered in a retreat format, although there are many options to consider based on the needs of your organization. Contact us today at our toll free number 866-217-2155 or write to info@houstonpartnersinternational.com and ask one of our partners to contact you for a FREE consultation to determine your customized strategic planning needs.
Strategic Planning
The best way to predict the future is to create it! Strategic Planning is a process that determines the future of the organization and what organizational resources will be needed to ensure that success. The process helps determine business opportunities and resources that are required to convert opportunity into success.
Business owners and leaders today have found that developing a strategy and implementation plan is far more effective than leaving the future to chance. Furthermore, developing a strategy, a vision, a mission, and a specific plan of action contributes to long-term, sustainable success. If implemented correctly, it will create higher levels of motivation and commitment, and fuel continuously higher levels of achievement from everyone within the organization.
The Strategic Planning process provides a format for developing specific strategies, converting those strategies into a business planning process, and establishing measurable and attainable organizational goals. It is a process that involves not only determining where an organization wants and needs to go, but also, how it is going to get there.
| Steps For Planning An Effective Process |
- Basic Foundation
- Business Philosophy
- Vision Statement
- Values and Principles
- Vision
- External Assessment
- Competitive and Trend Analysis
- Internal Appraisal
- S.L.O.T. Analysis
- Mission Statement
- Critical Goal Categories
- Organizational Goals
- Market and Sales Plan
- Implementation
| The Results are Measurable |
- Increased Market Share
- Maximized Return on Your Intellectual Capital
- Increased Shareholder Earnings
- Strengthened Focus on Attracting, Servicing, and Keeping Customers
- Greater Employee Contributions to Results Realized
- Defined Strategic Direction
- Corporate Values Developed and Sustained
- Motivated Employees
- Resources Allocated
- Success Defined
- Teams Created
- Guidelines for Delegation and Decision Making Provided
- Pro-Active Management Promoted
- Trends and Technologies Identified
- Sense of Purpose Created
Annual Goals Review
Our Annual Goals Review Process is ideal for organizations that have already completed a thorough strategic planning process in the past and want to evaluate and establish new goals for 2009. We have included a copy of our information sheet for this process, which is typically delivered in a workshop environment, on or off-site. There are multiple ways to experience this process, based on your specific needs. Contact us today at our toll free number 866-217-2155 or write to info@houstonpartnersinternational.com and ask one of our partners to contact you for a FREE consultation to determine your customized annual goals review needs.
Annual Goals Review
Every successful individual or organization has a plan. You need to know where you are today and what you want to accomplish in the future. However, just knowing what you want to accomplish is only the first component of a successful equation. The balance of a successful life is achieved by developing the specific plan and action steps necessary to accomplish that plan.
The Annual Goals Review will facilitate you through a process to help identify and prioritize your defined measurements for success and help you develop a specific plan of action through questionnaires, assessments and goal achievement.
Setting clear goals for the things you want to accomplish in your organization and also in your personal life, creates a positive balance. There are no roads to "nowhere." Achieving your purpose and your passion can be a reality!
The Annual Goals Review is a structured, dynamic approach to goal achievement and personal success. This unique process allows you to crystallize those things that are important to you in both your organization and in your personal life, which helps you to define the plan to see those things come to fruition.
- Definition of Vision and Values
- Organizational Assessments
- Organizational Goal Definition
- Planning and Accomplishment
- Dream Inventory
- Personal Assessments
- Personal Goal Definition
- Planning and Accomplishment
