... mentality that leads to thinking inside a box. Words such as
practical, reasonable, and attainable are replete in our business lan-
guage. Managers brag about making money the old-fashioned way;
they ... Business Plan
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A company that doesn’t plan can operate for a period of time, exist-
ing day to day or year to year, but sooner or later the story plays
out.
Arrogant lea...
... THE BUSINESS PLAN
To carry out your plan you may need to institute change manage-
ment activities. These are basic changes to the way you currently
operate that will create resistance when altered ... covered business
process planning and organizational change management in some
detail. The last two plan assurance activities are leadership devel-
opment and managership develop...
... results are dismal. That is why traditional plan-
ning appears to have management teams simply going through the
motions over and over again with each yearly plan.
The Piecemeal Approach: No Way to ... operational plan sets the strategic plan into motion
on a practical level.
Figure 2-3. The organizational plan matches the structure to the
goals of the plan.
Figure 2-4. Th...
... to be “off mission.” This cre-
ates unit failure and leads to organizational failure.
How do you as a business leader do a mission analysis? The
same way I did as a combat commander. You do a ... Tasks
1. Secure house sites.
2. Create marketable designs.
3. Generate sales.
4. Hire appropriate trades.
5. Maintain a trained business team.
Seven Steps to a Successful B...
... of a business plan. Because so much
energy is put into the basic strategic and operational plans, plan-
ning teams seldom give attention to a portion of the total plan that
could put a company ... items:
1. A 1-Page Resources Plan
2. A resources development
plan that ties directly to
education, development,
and training
3. A communications tool or
action plan to...