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Action Planning
Gary Brown MBA, P. EngFocalPoint Business Coach
Contact Info:519-279-4449 [email protected] Emailwww.fsainc.ca Website
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Action Planning Process
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Goal Setting
Get Started. Keep Going!
Action Planning
Implementation
Measure the results
Assess/Reassess
Goal Setting Considerations
• Company vision and values• Differentiation• What single skill will have the biggest impact?• What is the most valuable use of your time?• Is a goal needed to avoid some outcome?
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Goal Primer
•10 goals • First person • Present tense• Positive statements• Active verbs• Review frequently
• WRITE THEM DOWNSmall Business Solver Webinar [email protected] 16, 2014
Action Planning Process
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Goal Setting
Get Started. Keep Going!
Action Planning
Implementation
Measure the results
Assess/Reassess
Quiet on the set. ACTION !
“action without planning is the cause of every failure”
management consultant Peter Drucker
“vision without action is a dream. Action without vision is a nightmare”
Japanese proverbSmall Business Solver Webinar [email protected] 16, 2014
Action Step Considerations
• 80/20 rule• Zero based thinking• Time management• more• less• new• stop
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Action Step Considerations
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•Priorities• urgent & important• important, but not urgent• urgent, but not important• neither urgent nor important
• Be persistent - persevere
Overcoming Obstacles
Biggest Obstacles: Me, Me, Me
• Fear of failure• Fear of rejection• Doubt
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Overcoming Obstacles
Strategies to Overcome:
• identify personal constraints• courage & confidence via skill & knowledge• top were on the bottom• mimic success
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Business Metrics
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Measure … Measure … Measure
Process OutputsInputs
Key Performance Indicators
Key Result Indicators
Action Plan Summary
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Goal Setting - Biggest impact?
Be clear about your goals.Flexible about your process
Action Plan- Right actions- Right sequence Implementation
- Take action- Keep going- Overcome obstacles
Measure the results- Key Result Indicators- Key Performance
Indicators
Assess/Reassess- Revise as necessary