Strategic Planning for an Exceptional Company
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Develop an effective strategic plan for business success. Understand components, create alignment, set goals, measure outcomes, and adapt for growth. Ensure proactive management with clear communication.
Strategic Planning for an Exceptional Company
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Strategic Planning Defining and Creating an Exceptional Company Phillip Rosebrook JR, CR Business Mentors
Imagine • 1 year • 3 years • 5 years • 10 years
… Planning to Fail • What are you doing substantially different this year • Are you experiencing the same day • Life is a series of choices - so is your business • There is very little that you have to doYour position is the result of your plan or lack of
Proactive Businesses • Synergistically working toward shared destination • Lack of plan forces subjective & reactive decisions
What You Want to be When You Grow up? • Benefits • Communicated • Measured • Implemented • Coached • Celebrated • A comprehensive Approach
Your Business is Not about Jobs or Accounts • Big picture framework • Details paint the picture • Predictable decisions
Components of an effective plan • Destination • Partnership alignment • Vision • Strategic Goals • Financial and objective measurements
Plan Components • Cash plan • Personnel plan • Operating budget • Staff development • Marketing action plan • Plan review and realignment
Destination • Owner motivations • What is truly important to you? • What does it look and feel like - more detail the better • When things are working well…
Partnership Alignment • Values • What are you working for? • Imagine your life in 10 years • Are you on the same page • Job descriptions • Compensation • Skills and needs • Exit plan and strategy
Vision • People want to be a part of something bigger • More clearly defines destination • Easily communicated to your staff • Potentially more subjective than goals • How are you perceived
Strategic Goals • Core goals about 5 total • Goal definition • Longer term big picture with short term component • Focus on core business activities and needs.
Modeling your Organization • Production capabilities • Gross and net margins • Key operational expenses • Capital requirements
Financial and Objective Measurements “In order to effectively manage you need to have effective measurements.” • Financial understanding required • Dynamic measurements needed • Objective measurements prevent subjective decisions • Roadmap to your destination • Individual, team, departmental expectations • Enables easy performance management • Allows you to model your company • Core of effective management
Cash Planning • Understand the turn on receivables and how to turn revenue to cash • Funding Options • Internally funded • Bank or other funding
Personnel Plan • Hire to your weaknesses • Look to your business model • Financially justify each position • Explore profiling to manage “fit”
Operational Budget • Start with goals and build backwards • Expectations • Marketing - 2%-5% of revenue • Sales and production - less than 10% • Total overhead - 25%-40% • Equipment, vehicles, facilities need to be justified financially • Rent, lease, own?
Staff Development • Formal training - plan training activities and opportunities - strategic not reactive • Ongoing internal training program • Scholarships and outside oportunities • Upward mobility & develop a deep bench
Marketing Action Plan • First step is goal setting • Match actions to goal acheivement • Set budget based on expectations - 1.5% -5% or revenue • Team approach not department • Sales-based culture • Measure and reinforce • Create a strong online presence
Plan Review and Realignment • Bump into - review often • Market conditions • Quarterly review • Annual planning
Implementation Action Plan • Planning is good - Execution is essential • Unwrap and plan and prioritize • Strong communications • Short term victories with long term focus • Expectations, modeling and coaching • Enjoy the journey • Plan and personnel assessments • Don’t be afraid to make adjustments
Constraints of Growth • Organizations are limited not by strengths but greatest weaknesses • Plan needs to address and shore weaknesses • Avoid hiring to strengths • Make your plan realistic • Cash considerations
Effective organizations • Proactive • Strong leadership • Balanced approach • Clear communications • Coaching and celebration
Adaptation • Maintain focus • Things change • Market conditions • Cash flow • Goal when things slow
Managing Changes • COMMUNICATION • What stays the same • Strategically plan the changes • Create contingencies • Know when to walk away from your plan • LEADERSHIP
Strategic Plan Summary • Begin with the end in mind • If you are not in control of your company - someone else is • Proactive planning creates synergy • A company or a job? • Make your time count
Thank You Phillip Rosebrook JR, CR Phillip@businessmentors.net