Strategic Action

Strategic Action: 7 Steps to Move from Strategic Planning to Strategic Action

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Note: this is a four-part series. Read Part 1 | Part 3 | Part 4

by Patrick Farrell and Katherine Sanders

INTRODUCTION

How often do organizations spend the time and resources to develop a strategic plan, only to fail to operationalize it?

Our hopes and dreams in our Strategic Plan are so big that many times we’re not sure where or how to start. That uncertainty tends to make us fall back on what we already know how to do, and that’s probably not going to make the big ideas happen. Read more

Time for Change

Resistance to Change: Why is it Inevitable but also Healthy?

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Note: this is a five-part series. Read Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

by Katherine Sanders and Patrick Farrell

INTRODUCTION

Change is inevitable in business, across society and within individuals. Under the best of circumstances, change is difficult. Recent challenges in the world have made change much more difficult for people to manage on top of other changes in their lives.

We can’t stop these changes or their pace, but we can evolve traditional change management approaches to meet our people where they are. We can build humane and sustainable approaches to change by understanding resistance and addressing it without stigmatizing people or lamenting a slower pace. Read more

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