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REINVENTING STRATEGIC PLANNING:

The State of the Art Best Practices Report

By Stephen Haines

THE TOP 12 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT MISTAKES BY LARGE ORGANIZATIONS

(And small organizations too)

We use a state-of-the-art methodology called The Systems Thinking Approach^® to Strategic Management in our Strategic IQ Audits. It is better known as the ABCs of Strategic Management (A-B-C-D-E Phases)

We will use it here as a framework to understand these Top Twelve Strategic Management Mistakes:

MISTAKE #2:

Planning Becomes Just More of the Same versus a Best Practices Management System

The Strategic Planning Department and the entire Senior and Middle Management teams need to continue to focus more on a holistic approach to Strategic Thinking, Strategic Planning, and Strategic Change in order to transform the organization to its desired outcomes. Otherwise, More Of the Same (MOS) is likely to be the result, and is the definition of Insanity–doing the same things in the same way and expecting different results.

Senior Management needs to decide in detail what the value of the Yearly Strategic Management System and Cycle is to them, and then to use and sustain this as their SYSTEM of MANAGING STRATEGICALLY all year long, day after day, month after month, year after year. They must make sure it is tailored, clarified, and simplified to fit their needs and requirements.

Further, deciding when to use an outside facilitator and when to use the in-house expertise needs further discussion and decisions on a strategic basis. External facilitators can do things that are difficult to do as an in-house facilitator. They typically more fully understand the complex group and behavioral dynamics involved here.

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Strategic and Systems Thinking
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Stephen Haines
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The Systems Thinking Approach
Stephen Haines with Jim McKinlay
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Strategic and Systems Thinking: State of the Art Best Practices Report (2 Parts) – By Stephen Haines

Systems Thinking is the “the Natural Way the World Works” and is based on 50 years of Scientific Research by the General Systems Research Society, initially led by 4 Nobel Prize winners. The roots of Systems Thinking have influenced Margaret Mead, Abraham Maslow, Russ Ackoff, Peter Senge, Peter Drucker, Edward Deming, the prestigious Deming Prize in Japan, Steven Covey and Toyota Corporation, among many others. The research is highly practical and easy to use and has four main concepts that are universally applied to business and management of all types and cultures. The Strategic and Systems Thinking Best Practices Reports are based on The Systems Thinking Approach^® to Strategic Management; our only business.

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Significantly enhance your knowledge, skills, and success in Leading Strategic Change (i.e. implementing your Strategic Plan) rather than falling into the traps that almost all organizations do. The Leading Strategic Change Best Practices Report are based on The Systems Thinking Approach® to Strategic Management; our only business.

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Reinventing Strategic Planning: State of the Art Best Practices Report (2 Parts) – By Stephen Haines

Strategic Thinking, Strategic Planning and Execution are integral components to business success. By grasping the fundamentals of how an organization works as a living system, it is possible to work through its complexity and arrive at effective solutions to difficult individual, team, business or organizational problems. The Reinventing Strategic Planning Best Practices Reports are based on The Systems Thinking Approach^® to Strategic Management; our only business.

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