Strategic Thinking & Strategic Action

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Self doubt and strategic planning
Strategic planning Lee Crumbaugh Strategic planning Lee Crumbaugh

Self doubt and strategic planning

Have you been in a situation where you thought you knew something, but then as you tried to explain it to someone else you realized there were serious gaps in your knowledge or logic?

I was led to doubting the depth of my knowledge this past week as I was working with AI to turn my FastTrack™ Strategic Planning System into a web-based application. The FastTrack™ system is something I have developed and used to help organizations create and implement strategic plans over my 37-year career as a strategy consultant.

It was in writing the introductory text for the Objectives and Key Performance Indicators sections when I realized that I had incomplete knowledge of how to develop organizational objectives and use them in setting KPIs or, perhaps more accurately, at the least I had never really had to explain in depth how the process worked.

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Drift and big change challenge our success
Strategic planning Lee Crumbaugh Strategic planning Lee Crumbaugh

Drift and big change challenge our success

Every once in a while we stumble across a seemingly profound thought, the “aha!” moment when we see things in a new way, a concept or approach that helps organize, clarify, and make sense out of what we are seeing or experiencing. One of these “aha!” moments in my life as a strategist has led to deep and useful insights that I suggest anyone planning for future success will be wise to consider.

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