Strategic plans are created in one to three year cycles and reviewed on a regular basis or they should be. These plans are constructed to deal with change and to catapult the organization toward transformational change.
To change within the strategic plan requires a paradigm shift for it is the paradigms and the underlying belief systems that are driving the decision making process. Yet, change is still a challenge for many as well as for those who believe that they are open to change.
Can you determine the logic of the following numbers?
8 5 4 9 7 6 3 2 0
If you are like most individuals, you are seeking arithmetic or algebraic solutions to discover the logic between this sequence of numbers. As a business coach, I use this simple activity to reinforce how change and more transformational change is hindered by our existing paradigms.
This simple activity illustrates that the paradigms we employ in our decision making and problem-solving process leads us potentially down the wrong path. A lot of time, money and energy are wasted in many organizational development initiatives. What needs to take place is a paradigm shift that will allow us to change how we look at things because then the things we look at will change.
The strategic planning process is all about change transformation. How a company handles change and more importantly how employees deal with change is ultimately what will separate a successful organizations from a not so successful one. If you truly want a workable and executable strategic plan, then take the time to ask yourself what paradigms are keeping you from success and where does the paradigm shift need to take place.
P.S. If you cannot solve the logic of the number sequence, please feel free to give me a call.
Leanne Hoagland-Smith, M.S. is a business coach and executive coach with offices in Indianapolis and near Chicago. She writes, speaks and coaches people in businesses to quickly double or triple results through the creation of executable strategic plans along with the necessary leadership skills "to pull it off."
One quick question,if you could have a paradigm shift, what would that mean for your company? Then, take a risk and give me, Leanne, a call at 219.759.5601 for a free telephone consultation.
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