strategic thinking and action qm2 durel consulting partners
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Strategic Thinking and Action
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The primary purpose of creating a strategic plan is to enable people in your organization to…
think and act strategically.
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A different way to think about strategic planning: not to get from A to B, but to get really good at what you do.
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Thinking and acting strategically means getting very good at being responsive to change.
"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change."
Charles Darwin
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Strategic Thinking
John W. Durel, Ph.D. [email protected]
External Realities Internal Capacity
Think of the relationship between your organization and the external environment as a value exchange: you offer something of value to others in exchange for their participation and support.
To make it work you must offer something that others value.
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External RealitiesCommunity and constituent base
-Size, Wealth, Needs, Interests, AspirationsCivic prioritiesEconomic climatePhilanthropic climatePolitical climateTechnologyCompetitionTrends, forces for changeMovers and shakers
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Exercise – answer these questions and share answers at your table.
What are the priorities in your community or region? What do people want, need, or aspire to?
Who sets the agenda for the community or region? What are the sources of power or influence?
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Internal CapacityMission, Values, Vision, Core PurposeReputation, BrandPrograms/products/servicesPeople: board, staff, volunteersExpertise, knowledgeCollectionsFacilitiesOrganizational efficiency and effectiveness
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Thinking strategically about internal capacity means thinking about what makes you valuable and different in the eyes of others.
What are you passionate about? What makes your organization distinctive? What are its distinguishing resources and capacities? Within your community, what can you offer better than anyone else?
John W. Durel, Ph.D. [email protected]
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Exercise – answer these questions and share answers at your table.
What are you really passionate about? What do you love?
What makes your organization distinctive? What are its distinguishing resources and capacities?
What do you do or have that is most valued by others?
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Strategic Thinking
John W. Durel, Ph.D. [email protected]
External Realities Internal Capacity
$You must receive something in return for the value you deliver to others. What you receive should be sufficient to enable you to create a financially strong and sustainable organization.
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Exercise – answer these questions and share answers at your table.
What are the most promising sources of increased contributed support, given your community/region’s priorities and your distinctive role/capacity?
What are the most promising earned revenue opportunities, given your community/region’s priorities and your distinctive role/capacity?
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Create a Strategic Flywheel
Mission / Core Purpose / Values - who we are
Vision - what we will become;
- what we will help our community become
Strategies – what makes us distinctive
Financial Model - how we will build our resources
Strategic Goals and Focus Areas
– where we will focus our efforts over the next 3
to 5 years
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Use Strategic Thinking to create a Strategic Framework
The Implementation Cycle
StrategicFramework
AnnualReviews
Strategic Thinking
SetAnnual Org
Goals
Budget
Staff/BoardGoals and Workplans
Monitor KPIs; Adjust
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A Strategic Organization
Build an organization that is both strong and flexible.
Learn how to read the environment in which you exist.
Connect the external to your passion and your distinctive internal capacity.
Use a Strategic Framework for making decisions.
By trying and doing, learn how to get better and better.
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John W. Durel, Ph.D. [email protected]
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