In <v03110706b0084fc43a3d@[199.245.241.34]> [log in to unmask] writes:

> I just ran across this interesting idea:
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> "It's time to STOP strategic planning and START strategic doing!"
>
> Food for thought...
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Good thought to juxtapose with "You can never do too much planning."  But,
indee, planning is the easy part.

I once worked for a company, which did a LOT of planning -- 1 Year Plan,
5 Year Plan, very detailed, lots of backup and very real numbers.  However,
with a closer look, any goals in the one year plan were either nearly complete
or would be accomplished in the first three months.  Also years 3 - 5 in the
5 Year Plan were always the same.  So, we seemed to plan for what was already
done, what was already underway, and with a time horizon of less than two
years.

Oh, well.

Bruce.

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