January 31, 2008

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Building a Better Machine
We frequently tout the value of strategic planning as an industry best practice used worldwide by businesses large and small with very high satisfaction rates. In fact, if you are a regular reader of this column, you are probably aware that Bain & Company rated strategic planning as the #1 preferred management tool.*

However, beyond the proven success and numbers that demonstrate the value of strategic planning, it bears mentioning that strategic planning and implementation can also transform your organization into a "well-oiled" machine that everyone is eager to be a part of.

Consider the following equation for organizational excellence:

Each piece of this equation can be found in a world-class strategic plan. The mission, vision, and values distill an organization's "clarity of purpose" for the entire organization so there can be agreement upon objectives that detail "priority of work". With cascading goals throughout the organization that support organizational objectives, there is "unity of action" because everyone is pulling in the same direction at the same time. Finally, where there is this strategic alignment throughout the organization and everyone is working from the same strategy map for maximum results, there is "economy of effort". All of which results in organizational excellence.

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* Bain & Company’s 2006 Management Tools survey

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