It helps to take the “Three Bears Approach”

Some important benefits of strategic planning - including clarity, alignment and focus

Now you're ready for strategic priorities, which bring the mission of an organization down to earth. They are the buckets that different parts of your work will fit into.

A strategic plan mission statement focuses on the present state of the organization, providing insight so everyone understands what they need to do each day to work towards their collective vision. A mission statement defines the focus of the work that organizational leaders do every day.

When we are unable to conduct business as usual, values help us to know who we are as an organization and how we want to move through change.

Ask these key questions to ask to determine your readiness for strategic planning

How well do you handle frustration?

The other day my daughter and I were playing Connect Four. She won the first game and smiled triumphantly. Then I won the second one. And the third. And the fourth. And at this point, she stamped her foot, pounded her arms and picked up all of the checkers and threw them around the room.

I guess the game was over.