Stephen Haines, a world leader in Strategic Management, will present, in this special Executive Briefing, the top 12 common mistakes most organizations make in their strategic planning processes-and the antidotes to them in Proven Best Practices.

Benefits:

As a result of attendance at this Executive Briefing, attendees will:

1. Gain enhanced knowledge, skills and success in Strategic Planning rather than falling into the traps that almost all organizations do.

2. Learn the results of the Strategic IQ Audits conducted in numerous organizations by the Haines Centre in the past 6 six years, including some strengths that most organizations possess, and the top 12 Common Mistakes almost all organizations make.

Agenda:

This Briefing is based on his firm's State of the Art Best Practices Research Report on Strategic Management.  Can you identify with any or all of these?

Part I:

1.   Failure to understand the future and "begin with the end in mind" first
2.   MOS: More of the same due to a lack of understanding of a Strategic Management System
3.   Failure to distinguish between a SWOT vs. Future Environmental Scanning
4.   Platitudes and form over substance for Ideal Future Vision/Mission/Values Statements

Part II:
5.   Missing and not understood Marketplace Positioning-The PhD of Strategy
6.   Enshrining Activities vs. Linking Key Success Measures/Goals to the Vision
7.   Ritualistic and meaningless SWOT Analyses vs. Best Practices Assessments

8.   Confusion of Means and Ends regarding Goals, Objectives and Strategies
9.   Lack of Shared Core Strategies for all Departments

10. Failure to Cascade Strategic Plans down to Three-Year Business Plans for all Units

11. Failure to Cascade Planning and Accountability to all Employees
12. Lack of Ownership and Commitment by Senior and Middle Management

Make plans today to join us at this timely event. Early registration is highly encouraged.