Summary:

Strategic planning is a great way to advance your business and achieve your goals. Being a seat-of-the-pants entrepreneur, it might feel challenging at first, but stick with it and you will soon see the reward of using strategic planning throughout every department of your company.

Key to strategic planning is the vision you have for your business. Building from your clearly defined vision, set two to three realistic goals and then develop a plan on how to achieve those goals. Goals should be able to be broken down into timelines that you can integrate into daily or weekly tasks.

Article Quote:

“If you are a seat-of-the-pants entrepreneur, then strategic planning can make you feel like a fish out of water. However, strategic planning is neither boring nor unimportant. In fact, it’s necessary to help you assess where your business currently stands, and how to push forward toward your goals.”

Link: http://www.wahm.com/articles/strategic-planning-for-seat-of-the-pants-entrepreneurs.html

Integrating goals in a way that is manageable and measurable allows for incremental successes that build up and help get the goal accomplished. Develop shorter strategies that range from six to eight months that are also included in the bigger picture.

Working on your strategic plans requires commitment. Finding the right balance between daily operations and incorporation of the strategic plan can be obtained with the use of performance technology.

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