6 Methods to Strategically Plan Your Work

Do you ever just read a statistic & want to cry?
This was it for me 👇

95% of employees don’t understand their company’s strategy.

When we think about this stat against our real-world, day-to-day environment, it becomes less shocking.

We’ve all been there:

1️⃣ Hear about high-level company goals – “Increase profits”

2️⃣ Maybe get more details about “the how” but in
a way that’s not tangible to us

3️⃣ Our leader asks us to consider how we can contribute

4️⃣ They propose some ideas (we may or may not have a say)

5️⃣ We create plans for those ideas & communicate to our team

The problem with this is that we often don’t approach strategic planning in a uniform, thoughtful way.

Some companies have mandated strategic planning methods but many do not.

An effective team is a connected & strategic team. They know where they’re going, why, & how they’ll get there.

As a leader, you are captain of a ship in a convoy of ships. To go with the flow of traffic, you need a smart way to navigate.

Use this cheat sheet for the top 6 strategic planning methods.

Pick the right one for your environment / company, get your team aligned, & start delivering on the mission.

“If everyone is moving forward together,
then success takes care of itself.”
– Chris Bradford
**Stat from Harvard Business Review (HBR)**