The Status Quo
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21st Century Orgs
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Strategic direction is rigidly planned. |
Strategic direction is potentially structured but predominantly emergent (i.e. emerges over time and from all over the organisation). |
Strategic thinking the preserve of a small group of people at the top. |
Strategic thinking is the collective consciousness and capacity of an entire organisation and its stakeholders. |
Strategies are created through carefully managed “strategic planning” processes. |
The very phrase “strategic planning” is seen as a self-contradictory term. |
5-year plans are commonplace. |
5-year plans are obsolete - the pace of change is held up as far too quick for 5-year cycles. |
Strategic cycles are multi-year. |
Strategic cycles are short-term - quarterly not uncommon. |
Strategic cycles generally longer than the mindset, which is short-term |
Strategic cycles generally shorter than the mindset, which is long-term |
Once decided, strategies are held tightly and held up as “correct”. |
Once decided, strategies are held loosely because there’s an understanding that they’re probably flawed and will almost certainly need to evolve. |
Strategy a highly analytical exercise based on historic data. |
Strategy more based on the purpose and every person asking how that is best served at any given moment. |
Quantitative information dominates the process. |
Qualitative information an invaluable and significant part of the process. |
About managing a tightly controlled plan. |
About creating conditions for the constant pursuit of the purpose and a renewal of ideas. |
Outsourced strategic thinking commonplace because of the result, not the learning during the research process, is what's of interest. |
Outsourced strategic thinking is seen as a risk because doing the thinking and the research is the most valuable part of the process. Knowing the detail improves adaptability. |
Employees engaged with the strategic plan after it's been decided through a series of workshops, communication tools. |
Employees engaged with the strategic plan because they are involved in its creation and design. |
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