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A massive thank you for all you that have replied to my post.
You have given me lot's of ideas and I'm very grateful for you offers of support.
Elisa |
| 07/08/2024 | Elisa |
Elisa - there is general agreement here that Mission/Vision is vital. I did similar with a group of directors. In it I used a SWOT analysis (3 groups comparing theirs to join together for one overall) and followed this by using the Disney strategy process - with each group using all stages. Once this was completed I used a Difficulty/Impact matrix to plot their objectives. They then worked through what objectives they would take forward, which they would park for later and ones to put on back burner - these were then added to another Difficulty/Impact matrix under each category so they were absolutely clear where their focus should be. Once this was done I used the Project Planning bits from Trainers Library for them to actually plan the objectives to take forward complete with dates etc including communication to managers and teams. .
The key for me from this is that all options were on the table and using the Disney approach meant that nothing could be rejected, only added to or critiqued and it ensured everyone contributed. The end result was a clear set of objectives for the directors to focus on, based on their vision which they could start to work through for the company. |
| 07/08/2024 | Malc |
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Hi Siobhan - I'd like to have a copy of your VMOST materials if you would share? Many thanks, Gill - [email protected] |
| 07/08/2024 | Gill |
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| 01/08/2024 | Rod |
I agree with the others that it is important to have the vision and mission in place to know where you are going first. For strategy a really useful tool is the balanced scorecard which helps leaders break down and think of strategy in 4 key areas - Customer relationship, Internal Processes, Financial and Learning and Growth. You can get them to reflect and think about what is going well in each of these areas or where they need to pay attention (using a RAG analysis Red/Amber/Green) and discuss objectives for each area. Also,you can start of this section with an icebreaker using the Art Gallery - creating a visual representation (strategic thinking) and replace with strategic leadership - I did this for a group of senior leaders and it worked really well to get them thinking about what strategic leadership means for them. Happy to chat through if it helps - [email protected]
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| 01/08/2024 | Elaine |
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Hi Eliza, I would ask them to prepare a SWOT analysis and bring to the meeting. Start your session by getting them to vision where they want to be in the future - have a brief discussion around mission and values to make sure it all aligns - so you could go full Blue Peter here and get them collaging their visions. Then split them into teams, get them to compare their SWOTS as that would give them a place to start from. Get them to pull out things they collectively agree on that are helpful in getting them to their goals. Then look at weaknesses - or things they could do better (so an ideal discussion could be on the topic of how they become more proactive and forward thinking?), next look at Opportunities - this could be related to either the product or service/industry they are in and where there are opportunities to grow or develop it, or something else - finally look at threats - this could be around skills gaps in the team or a threat might be that without getting their teams on board, the organisation or team may lag behind. You could finish the session by discussing skills development as a way of getting that buy in from the team so that you all go towards the vision together. Each area of the SWOT they analyse should yield some juicy actions and if there are too many to action/implement you could either get them to dot vote on the most popular/iimportant areas to action first or use an Effort/Impact map? Let me know if you want to discuss further ([email protected]) |
| 01/08/2024 | Becky |
Hi - my starting point would be the VMOST of the business - vision, mission, objectives, strategies and tactics. Once you have the main details ( which most businesses do i.e the vision and mission) you can then look at the line of sight between strategic objectives and how every persons individuals objectives align to that purpose . With regard to what skills I think that is industry specific but a good starting point would be the behaviours needed by leaders to " bring the team " I have an example VMOST if you want to reach out and learn more about one ( not all business use the model , so if you don't , it may not be that helpful )
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| 01/08/2024 | Siobhan |