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1,000 Day Action Plans

Daily Nuggets | | Tom Suddes

A few weeks ago we published “10 Action Steps to Help you Engage in 2016.” Over the next 10 weeks, we are going to use each action step as a week long theme to help you get it done!

This week’s theme is: Set your goals of ENGAGEMENT.

STOP STRATEGIC PLANNING.
When people talk to themselves, it’s called insanity. When organizations talk to themselves, it’s called Strategic Planning.

Most ‘Strategic Plans’ are an internal work of fiction usually prepared by left-brain, accountant-types who love outlines, charts, 5-year projections, etc. If you’re looking for an undecipherable, unimaginative, unread, super-thick binder to use as a bookend or a doorstop, then by all means, do a strategic plan!

Note: The old-line, old-school Case Statements worked in their time, but that time has passed. There’s no engagement, no sharing, no dialogue, no involvement, no support.
P.S. I feel the same way about no more ‘Business Plans,’ but I’ll save that rant for another day.

There is too much to do, too many lives to SAVE and IMPACT, to get caught up in ‘strategy.’ Instead…

 

START 1,000-DAY ACTION PLANS!

If you really, really, want to achieve your Vision, fulfill your Mission, live your Message: then prepare an Action Plan that will provide focus and direction for the next 1,000 Days (11 Quarters, 33 Months, almost 3 Years).

Your 1,000 Day Action Plan should include:

  • 90-Day Goals and Priorities
  • Monthly Checklists and Measurement
  • Timely Celebrations

This will engage your team and leaders in a focused manner.

P.S. Match this with a 1,000-Day Funding Plan and you will be well on your way to success.

Read more in Nick’s Note about the difference between Strategic Planning and Strategic Clarity.