STRATEGIC PLANNINGA Snapshot

THREE KINDS OF PLANNING

What Next? Strategic Planning

What If? Scenario Planning

What Now? Situational Planning

STRATEGIC PLANNING

Is A Process“Planning is not an event. It is a continuous

process of strengthening what works and abandoning what does not, of making risk

taking decisions with the greatest knowledge of their potential effect, of

setting objectives, appraising performance and results through

systematic feedback, and making ongoing adjustments as conditions change.”

Peter Drucker

A PROCESS

Of DiscoveryGod is the author of vision. Your job is not to create a vision for your school. Rather it is to discover the future God has already designed for your school. That requires both humility. grace. It

also requires passion, creativity, discipline and tenacity.

A PROCESS

Which Unleashes the Efforts of Exceptional People

“If you have the right people, with the right character, they will do everything within their power to build a great organization

because they simply cannot imagine settling for anything less.”

Jim Collins, Good to Great

A PROCESS

Designed to clarify what is non-negotiable

“The box takes a beating in the creative process. Nothing of value, it would seem, ever occurs there. In reality, nothing of value can occur without the box. If creativity represents the flexible mind at work, the box represents the

structure needed to give that creativity purposeful form. We must engage in problem

solving approaches that provides for the mental flexibility to consider nonstandard options

without discarding the benefits of structure.Mark Eppler, The Wright Way

WHAT IS NON-NEGOTIABLE?

Your mission Your passion Your core values Your foundational beliefs Your commitment to excellence

WHAT IS CRUCIAL BUT MAY CHANGE OVER TIME?

Your customer – those you are called to serve

Your vision – what you hope to become

Your strategies – how you do what you do

A PROCESS THAT MUST

Investigate Current Reality“You absolutely cannot make good decisions without first confronting

the brutal facts. Leadership is about vision. It is also about

reality. Failure to understand that can have devastating

consequences.”Jim Collins, Good to Great

A PROCESS THAT MUST

Determine What Is Most Important Right Now

Of all the things we could do, what is most essential?

Key factors Limit, limit, limit Focus on strengths rather than weaknesses Focus on current gifts and passions Is there a Blue Ocean Strategy?

A WORD ON VISION

Vision is not simply about more. It is about doing one thing with ever

increasing excellence to ever increasing impact in the lives of those you are called to serve.

A PROCESS THAT MUST

Create a Clear Road Map

“A vision without a plan to execute is

probably just a hallucination.”

Steven Case, founder of AOL

A PROCESS THAT REQUIRES YOU

To Periodically . . .

RevisitReviewRefine

A PROCESS THAT REQUIRES YOU

To Continuously Align What is Core With Everyday Practice. . .

“An organization has integrity – is healthy – when it is whole,

consistent, and complete, that is, when its management, operations,

strategy, and culture fit together and make sense.”

Patrick Lencioni, The Advantage