September 09, 2019

DatePublished: 09-09-2019 02:46:26

DateModified: 05-03-2023 05:05:02

Very few strategic plans articulate how the leaders must change to accomplish the goals. For some reason, many of us think that the same leader who commits to a goal with an accompanying course of action is going to be the same leader who delivers it. But this isn’t very likely! Somewhere you must change, especially with ambitious goals.

Maybe unconsciously, we know that we’ll grow and expand on the path to delivery, that we’ll successfully navigate the challenges and creatively invent new ways of getting business done. It’s just that it’s not very often that we deliberately say – and plan for! – how we’ll grow and others will grow around us to produce the biggest possible result.

Look at the results you’ve committed to for the year, and then think about the changes in you that are necessary to deliver. Try for a moment not to analyze the activities of just the economy, or competitors, or suppliers. Instead, consider that it is possible to grow and change yourself in any way possible necessary to accomplish what you’ve set out in front of you – as an individual, as a department, or for the whole organization.

There is still time to change this year, and that may be the only step missing in the plan. Only you can say.