STRATEGIC PLANNING - Ethical Impact, L3C

“Kathryn Alexander and Ethical Impact were just what we needed, exactly when we needed it. Kathryn helped me
 develop a program that was groundbreaking in our industry. The work we did with her team in two days energized
 my entire company and catapulted us into a new era.”

Diedra Garcia | President and CEO
DRG Construction Corporation

Effective strategy implementation is intimately tied to a well designed meeting, 
but you need to get out of the box if you want to discover your future.

You do that by rethinking who should be in the meeting!

Pyramid of Effective Strategy

Doing strategic planning with the whole system in the room offers huge benefits not obtainable in any other way!

We are a firm believer in the wisdom of the system. In our experience there is wisdom in every part of the organization but too often it doesn’t get tapped. There is wisdom in the external stakeholders too, but that rarely gets tapped! For that reason, we design our strategic planning session to ensure that all voices are heard, that every idea, issue and solution is considered, and we do that without discord, hijacking, disrespect, or conflict.

Creating a strategic plan by getting the whole system into the room is new, profound, creative, surprising and inspiring. Giving people a chance to talk to people they don't usually have an opportunity to spend time with, getting people to hear from experts and other parts of the industry, provides for the possibility of new learning at the very least and unique insights almost certainly.

Recent strategic planning event participant

"I would just like to say thanks again for inviting me to participate in this program. It was a great (and rare) opportunity to listen to and talk with representatives from across the entire spectrum of the industry. My original thought was that this was to only benefit the inviting company. But in the end I believe it was a benefit for everyone who participated. ... For me this was a win-win event."

Often it is hard for people to believe that others will actually stay involved for the 2 to 3 days of the event, but our experience has proven over and over that people are so hungry to learn and participate that they want more.

Recent strategic planning event participant

"Even though it was two days long the time flew by. Breaking up into small working groups is what made it work for me because that is where people really opened up. I wish we would have had time to do more of that."

The event is designed to ensure that everyone comes away with something and often the results are surprising.

Recent strategic planning event participant

"The biggest impact I had was that there are still people out there who genuinely care about their performance and the quality of work they are receiving."

Recent strategic planning event participant

" I expected this meeting to be more of the same..., but I was pleasantly surprised that we were collectively able to construct a new way to go to market."

By working collaboratively, in a structured process designed to have everyone hear and talk to each other, new relationships are formed, new ideas are born, and people become excited and passionate about their work. The information gained and the ideas generated take companies into the future for years after just 2 to 3 days of working together. This is an investment that pays for its self over and over!

Download our white paper on participative strategic planning here

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