| | Planning to Succeed: Fundamentals of Strategic Planning
Fail to plan, plan to fail. We've all heard that piece of wisdom before. It's true in our personal lives and well as for organizations. Combining two activities, thinking strategically and long term planning, strategic planning can provide goals, communicate priorities, and keep an organization focused on what is important. Successful organizations have learned that a few people in a conference room cannot develop a strategic plan. Whether you are leading a planning effort, participating on a planning team, or just need to understand your organization's strategic plan, this course will provide the fundamentals to build upon.
To get started:
- Click on the Syllabus link below to find information about the course and the book
- Click on Introductions link to meet your instructor and introduce yourself
- Post any questions you have in Questions and Comments
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| 1 | Lesson 1: Preparing to Plan
We'll use this lesson to set a solid foundation for the strategic planning work we'll be doing together. If you've done strategic planning before, prepare to rethink some of the things you have learned. We will be using the "preferred futuring" approach. I've used a lot of methodologies with clients over the years and I think this one is the best. It's a powerful, energizing approach. In this lesson, we'll get an overview of the preferred futuring approach. We'll explore the importance of involvement in the planning process and you'll get some tips on how to put together a planning team. | 
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