This is a step people often skip over because it requires open and honest analysis of how you got to this point. It is not about blame, but about knowing exactly where you are. Honesty here will allow an accurate plan to then be developed.
Your vision might be to take a few steps forward or might be to sail across the ocean. Knowing that you want to go, and knowing where to go, is imperative in framing all the smaller details in how to get there.
In building your plan to achieve your goals, you need an openness to creatively look at how you can get there. You also need a mindset of boldness, as any change and growth will require doing some/many things differently. Lastly, you have to be realistic about your resources and capacity for growth, which will help in then knowing which paths to take to climb to the heights you desire.
Know yourself and know your people. Some of us are messy, creative, and visual learners, while others are clean, linear thinkers, and have great attention to detail. Some of us are more anxious than others, some need more feedback and some less, and some will never let you know what they are thinking. Creating an ideal plan for growth for everyone involved in your transformation is absolutely necessary for true success.
No two rivers are exactly alike, as no two plans are exactly alike. Plans, like rivers, do have some features in common. Which features are right for you, your organization, and at this particular point in time? It is critical to craft a plan that is clear, precise, measurable, and includes the same clarity and precision for the implementation phase. As rivers rarely flow in a straight line due to the land surfaces it encounters, your plan too should understand the shifts in the internal and external markets in which your growth will take place.
The implementation phase is the hardest phase. This is where great ideas meet the friction of actually changing. We might be a little tired from going through the planning phase and we let ourselves fall into the “I hope this works” mode. I like to be clear with clients to save most of their energy for the implementation phase, as that is where it is needed. Coming up with ongoing, motivational, reasonable, encouraging, and achievable goals (mileposts) that allow people to work within their zones of optimal performance is key to final success.
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