The One Page Business Plan
Robert Sher opens his two-hour Business Planning workshop with the Pro-Track class of the Northern California Chapter of the National Speakers Association.
Strategic planning processes have changed little in the last thirty years. They remain too complex and ineffective. Many CEOs complain their planning processes take too long and are of little value. Why not implement a results based system that links strategy, execution and accountability?
If your company is struggling with its planning process…it is highly likely you have made too big of a project out of it. Instead of documenting everything you know about your business and all of the decisions that have already been made…get focused on the issues and opportunities that have the potential to move your business forward.
The key to simplicity is focus! Keep your plans simple. Make the decisions that are critical. Monitor progress and results religiously.
See video below for quick summary of a tried and true planning system.
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Robert Sher is founding principal of CEO to CEO, a consulting firm of former chief executives that improves the leadership infrastructure of midsized companies seeking to accelerate their performance. He was chief executive of Bentley Publishing Group from 1984 to 2006 and steered the firm to become a leading player in its industry (decorative art publishing).