Strategic Planning Software: Are managers adequately defining their strategic plans?
One of the great features of using strategic planning software is the ability to see definitive planning structure within each of your manager’s plans. Strategic planning in management is essential but there are practical limitations to its use. The reasons why people fail in strategic planning emphasise the practical difficulties encountered in planning. Several limits […]
Navigating your strategic planning process in uncertain times.
Status: Next year we have an election, possibly a new CEO, and a new corporate plan. “Let’s wait until the dust settles” is a common response as a cautious approach to the strategic planning process and strategy execution. However, every week you leave your planning can adversely impact you for several weeks, or months before […]
GovernmentFrameworks.com Global Conference | 2019
The gorgeous backdrop of Adelaide in Southern Australia set the scene for the GovernmentFrameworks.com Global Conference for 2019. The “City of Churches” did not disappoint. Attendees checked in to the classically adorned Stamford Grand Hotel, situated right on Glenelg Beach with sweeping views across St. Vincent Gulf. The first two days of the program were […]
Introducing the GovernmentFrameworks.com School Districts Excellence Program©
Superintendents face the challenges of cost-cutting and limited resources, while being tasked with managing greater workloads than ever before. Dealing with many stakeholders in schools and their principals, administration, facilities, technology, security, health and nutrition, local government, parents and community groups impacts the time available to manage the most important stakeholders – the children themselves […]
Strategic and operational planning – making your plans reflect your organization’s work.
As the new multi-year council strategic plan is being developed, there can be some trepidation as to its contents. While you, the CAO/CEO were instrumental in shaping the document, you know that your leadership team also had influence, but without the experience necessary to successfully balance the final document. Your staff know this and are […]
How utilizing a integrated planning framework helps you to successfully pass a school bond issue
The role of the school superintendent is more challenging than most people will ever understand. The hats you are required to wear as superintendent are not only numerous, but of varying colors and styles. As the leader of a district and the liaison between the board and the schools, you are required to form relationships […]
Operational Planning Challenges in Local Government
Most administrations set a “horizon” period for strategic or operational planning, and most likely they have spent valuable time in the planning process during this period. Historically, a considerable amount of this strategic and operational planning has little possibility of being actioned due to changing management, unassigned tasks, non-aligned collaboration, lack of reporting, transparency, or […]
