You’ve
grown your mission and mapped a plan. Yet, implementing your strategic plan is
the hardest part.
I’m
often reminded of the mile runner at a track meet. No matter how hard the
runner has trained and conditioned, once their toe is on the starting line,
there’s no way to tell how the race will actually go, is there? Even though a
seasoned runner has all the tools to perform at their best, there are so many
variables and “unpredictables” mid-run.
My
point is that you can have a plan, but it’s really important to work some
flexibility in to the plan. Switch it up when it doesn’t go your way. Find room
to make a new move or correction. Just as there is no one way to win a race,
there must be some ‘stretch’ in the best set plans for correction. Every
athlete trains for consistency but all of that conditioning equips him or her
with a constant list of checks and balances in order to auto-correct during the
race for the best possible outcome. For the athlete, each correction is a gain.
These keywords are your 'checks
and balances'
every step of the way
when implementing a plan:
Focus
Are you growing yourself and
growing your department?
Adjustment
Create a calendar to follow
up on schedules;
be realistic with
scheduling.
Collaboration
Constantly develop
relationships and
stay consistent with your contacts.
stay consistent with your contacts.
Endurance
What do you do differently
when you hit a ‘NO’?
What is the end?
