It can be good for a strategy planning group to go to the “mountains” to get away from distractions to do work together. But, before you go, gather input regarding the organization’s future from stakeholders – and check in with them when you get back for more input before you publish the plan. I get push-back on this, because it can take some time. When a CEO asks me why … [Read more...] about The 2nd Deadly Sin of Nonprofit Strategy: “Insular Mountaintop Planning”
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The 1st Deadly Sin of Nonprofit Strategy: “It’s Just Sitting on the Shelf”
This is the first blog in a series that will review my Seven Deadly Sins of Nonprofit Strategy. And the first is, by far, the worst: “It’s Just Sitting on the Shelf.” This means, of course, that the nicely bound final strategic plan report is just sitting on a shelf and not being implemented in any way whatsoever. The reason it is the worst is because it is so … [Read more...] about The 1st Deadly Sin of Nonprofit Strategy: “It’s Just Sitting on the Shelf”
The Classic SWOT Analysis: Better Backwards
The classic use of SWOT Analysis (a review of an organization’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) has been around for a long time in the field of strategic planning, but it can be used in a far more helpful way if it is done backwards. In the classic approach to strategy, the first step of the strategy development process is SWOT Analysis. The purpose … [Read more...] about The Classic SWOT Analysis: Better Backwards