http://www.englin.net/2010/01/three-things-defining-your-goals/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:42:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://www.englin.net/2010/01/three-things-defining-your-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-679 Shayna Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:41:47 +0000 http://www.englin.net/?p=1079#comment-679 Ditto to Nikki, and I'd add that plans and goals are related but not exactly the same thing. I've seen many an organization succeed without a giant bound "strategic plan" that they can put on a shelf; I haven't seen any succeed in any major way without well defined goals. Ditto to Nikki, and I’d add that plans and goals are related but not exactly the same thing. I’ve seen many an organization succeed without a giant bound “strategic plan” that they can put on a shelf; I haven’t seen any succeed in any major way without well defined goals.

]]> http://www.englin.net/2010/01/three-things-defining-your-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-678 Nikki Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:17:40 +0000 http://www.englin.net/?p=1079#comment-678 Hi Margot! We agree that many (too many, in fact) organizations write a strategic plan (or what they think is a strategic plan anyway) and then shelf them and they seem to do just fine. What we'd like to stress is "just fine" isn't going to drive the real change we want as quickly as it can when real, strategic, tangible goals are set and used. Doing something is always better than doing nothing, so even if an action or activity isn't necessarily as strategic as it could be, it's also not inherently bad to do it. But, if you're doing to put time, energy and money toward something, doing it strategically will simply help you get the most bang for your buck. Hi Margot! We agree that many (too many, in fact) organizations write a strategic plan (or what they think is a strategic plan anyway) and then shelf them and they seem to do just fine. What we’d like to stress is “just fine” isn’t going to drive the real change we want as quickly as it can when real, strategic, tangible goals are set and used. Doing something is always better than doing nothing, so even if an action or activity isn’t necessarily as strategic as it could be, it’s also not inherently bad to do it. But, if you’re doing to put time, energy and money toward something, doing it strategically will simply help you get the most bang for your buck.

]]> http://www.englin.net/2010/01/three-things-defining-your-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-677 Margot Friedman Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:04:19 +0000 http://www.englin.net/?p=1079#comment-677 Why do so many organizations have strategic plans that are sitting on a shelf? Why are so many organizations operating (often successfully) without a strategic plan? Why do so many organizations have strategic plans that are sitting on a shelf? Why are so many organizations operating (often successfully) without a strategic plan?

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