Strategic plans have many elements and offer numerous opportunities to continue to address current obstacles and future, not to mention the competition. Executable strategic plans have the ability to quickly add to course corrections that the plan is actually embraced by the entire organization.

Three months after 9 / 11, I spoke with over 100 entrepreneurs in a local Chamber. I asked with a show of hands, how many had suffered a negative economic impactThis tragic event? A quick glance of the area revealed that 9 / 11 were adversely affected 99% of people in the room. Then I asked a second question, which reveals much more. As many of you are your strategic plans drawn up to make the necessary corrections during reworked to overcome this unexpected obstacle? Only five hands raised and two of them were my customers.

As a business executive coach, I was not surprised by the reaction. Many small businesses do not have a plan, and ifleave their larger cousins companies not on the shelf or in a drawer. The 9 / 11 tragedy to currents and unstable fuel prices are examples of unexpected obstacles.

If strategic plans based on a weekly basis to review by the management team and are completely taken down, so that course corrections are not so difficult, because everyone has the desire to understand that, of course, only a few degrees left or right full. Turn

Ignoring unexpected obstacles is just stupid, negative attitudes.

So the time for the plan within the next 48 hours again and make the necessary corrections of course.

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