afterburner webinars | prepping for the plan: 5 must do's before the planning starts
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Prepping for the Plan:5 Must Do’s Before the Planning Starts
Joel “Thor” Neeb@JoelThorNeeb#FlawlessExecution
Companies achieve only 33% of expected results from their strategic plans.The Gap between expectation and performance is a failure of companies to execute strategy.
Markon Associates and the Economist Intelligence Unit
• President of Afterburner• USAF F-15 Mission Commander• U.S. Presidential Escort Missions• Air Force Academy Graduate• M.S. Aerospace Science / MBA from UT• Instructor Pilot of the Year at USAF Training HQ• Embedded with Silicon Valley Tech Company in
2015
Joel “Thor” NeebAtlanta, GA
01
Learn from the Past
02
Create Leadership Buy-in
04 Employ Open Planning
03 Answer this question: “Who are we?”
05 Arrive with a Framework
5 Must Do’s Before the Planning Starts
Conduct a Debrief with the Key Stakeholders• Functional Leaders• View from the front lines• Identify Result, Root Cause, and Lesson
Learned
01 Learn from the Past
• Create the Cause for Change• Celebrate successes and show how to
scale and institutionalize
01 Learn from the Past
02 Leader’s Buy-In
Communicate your future picture and strategy with your team.
Paint a clear, compelling HDD with specific measures of merit to motivate your organization towards achievement.
Leaders Intent Understand how your market operates within complex systems and how to map out a strategy utilizing those systems.
Strategy
High-Definition Destination
CONFIDENTIAL
Strategic Campaigns
HD DestinationVPs, Champions & BU Owners
Senior Directors, Directors & ICs
C-Suite and SVPs
Tactical Missions
THE FLAWLESS EXECUTION MODEL®
Common Shared Mental Model
• Process to define strategic objectives• Process to plan towards strategic
objectives• Process to execute towards strategic
objectives
02 Leader’s Buy-In
Identify the following:• Organizational Imperative• Organizational Principles
03 “Who are We?”
03 “Who are We?”
Organizational Imperative
• Reason for existence – your why• Nike – Bring Inspiration and Innovation
to every Athlete
03 “Who are We?”Organizational Imperative
Afterburner – Relentlessly seek to accelerate individual, team and organizational performance through Flawless Execution® and the inspiration and experience of elite military professionals
03 “Who are We?”
Organizational Principles• What we will always do• What we will never compromise on
03 “Who are We?”
Organizational Principles
• “Coach and Serve”• “Customer First, Value Always”• “Master Instructors, Lifetime Learners”
• Identify the Key stakeholders up front• Bring 3 echelons of rank• Conduct the session in-person and
plan for two days minimum
04 Open Planning
05 Arrive with a Framework
Identify these key metrics up front:
• Time Horizon• Financial Goals• Specific Constraints
(market size, etc.)
01
Learn from the Past
02
Create Leadership Buy-in
04 Employ Open Planning
03 Answer this question: “Who are we?”
05 Arrive with a Framework
5 Must Do’s Before the Planning Starts
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5 Ways to Strengthen Your Strategic Planning Muscles
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#FlawlessExecution
Lets Connect!Joel “Thor” Neeb
@AfterburnerInc#FlawlessExecution
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