sharpening organizational strategy
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James C. Galvin, Ed.D.May 1, 2013
Sharpening Organizational Strategy
The industry changed
Government regulations changed
The channel changed
The customers changed
The context for most ministries is changing rapidly and in surprising ways
Yet our organizations tend to keep doing the same things the same way
Your role is to bring back a new way of thinking about organizational strategy
Your current organizational strategy has become dull
Your current organizational strategy has become dull
Your current organizational strategy has become dull
You want a renewed strategy that is fresh and effective
Accurate diagnosis
Guiding policy
Coherent actions
Convene a special task force to sharpen your organizational strategy
The problem with most strategic plans is they contain so little real strategy
Strategic planning templates don’t work
Vision
Mission
Core Values
Critical Success Factors
Goals/Objectives
Strategy is how you get from where you are to where you want to be
Where you are
Where you want to go
How to get there
Many ministry leaders cannot articulate their organizational strategy
All ministries have a default organizational strategy
Good strategy includes diagnosis, guiding policy, coherent actions
Diagnosis is a penetrating analysis of the challenges you are facing
Guiding policy is the overall approach you will take to address the challenges
Coherent actions are the key initiatives that will implement the guiding policy
Accurate diagnosis
Guiding policy
Coherent actions
Convene a special task force to sharpen your organizational strategy
Diagnosis is a penetrating analysis of the challenges you are facing
Analyze the effectiveness of your current organizational strategy
Identify where you are at on the organizational life cycle
What are the greatest challenges your organization is facing?
Accurate diagnosis
Guiding policy
Coherent actions
Convene a special task force to sharpen your organizational strategy
Guiding policy is the overall approach you will take to address the challenges
What are your options for moving your organization forward?
Case: Agape Adoption Agency
Case: Women in Leadership
Case: Cabrini Green Clinic
Case: Camp Wannabe
Case: Mild Middle Judicatory
Case: Inspirational Publishing
Case: Generic Christian University
Use the innovation radar tool to think creatively about new options
Which potential guiding policy has the most promise for your situation?
Accurate diagnosis
Guiding policy
Coherent actions
Convene a special task force to sharpen your organizational strategy
Coherent actions are the key initiatives that will implement the guiding policy
Organizational strategy that has been sharpened implies change
Which possible initiatives have the most potential to move you forward?
Summarize your strategic plan on one side of one sheet of paper
Accurate diagnosis
Guiding policy
Coherent actions
Convene a special task force to sharpen your organizational strategy
Build your team of staff, board, donors, volunteers, dynamic strategic thinkers
Your organization will function better when you sharpen the strategy
So what do you think?
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