Strategy
“Strategy represents an organization’s blueprint that ensures the right kind of build”
What is included in a strategy?
What might the inside of a Learning Strategy look like?
Capturing and understanding the key influences
- External Environment and Challenges
- Key Driving Forces
- Vision and Core Ideology
- Best Practice and Comparative Research
Casting the desired future state
- Articulation of the Operating Culture
- Core Branding and Communication Frameworks
- Governance Framework
- Essential Capability
- Fiance
- People
- Infrastructure
Conducting a gap analysis through a future state paradigm
- What will it take to get to the future state
- Identify specific recommendations to close each gap
- Propose the timing for each recommendation
- Identify actions to preserve current state items required for the future
Ensuring arrival at the desired state and journey progress management
- Articulation of Measurement Guiding Principles
- Prioritized Recommendations
- Strategy Map
- A Quick Reference Critical Measurement Dashboard
Driven by the current Business Environment; Current State of the business; Core Ideology which includes Vision; and Best Practice Research a thoughtful Strategy Development process is initiated which includes: required infrastructure and any or all elements indicated below.
Includes standardization of Decision-Making Framework and Practices aligned with the Desired Culture to be deployed, Accountability and Results Measurement Dashboard creation.
A communication plan is an imperative. We will either work with an
Internal Specialist or provide one to identify and deploy stakeholder
specific messaging and support BRANDING considerations.
This may include; How to create new or sustain existing operating practices such Improving Customer Service; Increasing Creativity; and Improving Attendance.
This may include: Conversations with Action; Development of Succession Planning; Culture Shaping Techniques and Tools, etc.
This may include: Explicit vs Implicit Leadership approaches; Situational Leadership Model; and Kouzes Posner Leadership Challenge.
How we involve key stakeholders in Strategy Development pays huge dividends in the deployment with engaged Business Advocates that will be instrumental in successful execution.
How long does it take
to develop a strategy?
Quick answer: six to fifteen months
When developing any strategy, strong consideration must be given to both stakeholder readiness and deployability. Both these considerations add elapsed time to the development process.
How long does it take
to develop a strategy?
Quick answer: six to fifteen months
When developing any strategy, strong consideration must be given to both stakeholder readiness and deployability. Both these considerations add elapsed time to the development process.