Upping the Planning Ante

I am, at the moment, in Las Vegas preparing for a session at the National Director's Convention. My session is called "Black Belt Planning." I will be covering two methodologies for planning, one called Strategic Pathing and the other called Strategic Positioning. While both methods aim to elevate the strategic discussion at the top level of an organization, each has a unique starting point.

Strategic Pathing is structured as in inward-out experience, with the development of strategic opportunities (paths) generated via an internal starting point. Positioning, on the other hand, is structured as an outward-in experience, with a market-defined starting point used to uncover strategic opportunities.

While planning is more art than science, these methods add some "science" to the process, enabling organizations to make more informed (and less risky) strategic decisions.

Once the session is wrapped, I will share more of the methodologies in the blog and on the GCLLC website.