Would You Invite Employees to Vote on Strategic Direction?

In order to implement strategy, an organization needs to integrate structure, processes, and people. A successful redesign will focus the company's resources on its strategic priorities and reduce costs. An example of a typical motivation for a redesign is a company that decided to expand outside of its US home base.

The framework is made up of four steps:1. Context: Leadership shares a high-level strategy with Teams2. Plans: Teams respond with proposed plans3. Integration: Leadership integrates into a single plan, and shares with Teams4. Buy-in: Teams make final tweaks, confirm buy-in, and get rolling

four main activities in preparing for a strategic planning session (quarterly or annual): 1. Managers at all levels gather feedback from employees and customers. 2. Middle management completes a SWOT analysis and submits a Top 3 Priority list. 3. Senior leadership completes a SWT analysis and submits a Top 3 Priority list. 4. Everyone aims to keep

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