Speaker: Dr. Paul Stimson 
Date: March 2, 2010
Location: MAHRA Breakfast Meeting, Manchester NH
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Session Overview

Today's CEOs face a daunting dilemma - How to conduct Strategic Planning in a business environment that at best is uncertain and at worst chaotic. Every CEO as they engage in Strategic Planning faces a number of key questions such as:

What should our strategic planning horizon be?
Who should be involved -tactically and strategically?
How do we strategically factor in uncertainty? 
How can we strategically be opportunistic and yet focused
How do we strategically balance the needs of the business with  the needs of the customer and the needs of our employees?

The list of questions goes on, and for the CEO there are no easy answers. This workshop will explore the CEO's dilemma and possible responses. We will discuss how, from the CEO's perspective Strategic Planning has evolved from a yearly task to an ongoing process. We will:

Examine the critical role of the HR Director and his or her team in providing critical information and perspective to the strategic planning and decision making process.
Explore how the HR team can help the CEO and the Executive Team avoid the "Seven Traps of Strategic Planning"
See how HR like other critical departments provide critical information and perspective on strategic planning involving the most critical resource of the company the employees.

LEARING OBJECTIVES

As a result of this Workshop participants will:

Develop insight into the questions and dilemmas faced by CEOs and Executive Teams as they engage in Strategic Planning
Appreciate how and why Strategic Planning has evolved from a transactional task to an ongoing systemic process
Learn how the HR Director and their team can help the CEO and the Executive Team avoid "The Seven Traps of Strategic Planning"
Discover how the HR Team can provide strategic business information regarding the company's most expensive resource ... the employees
Identify how the HR Director can help the CEO and the Executive Team avoid unintended consequences

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Paul Plotczyk is the President of Work Systems Affiliates International Inc. (WSA), and has over 25 years of experience in organizational and cultural change, supported by direct management experience.

He co-published a white paper on leading organizational change called the Courage to Change and has authored numerous articles on the organizational change including 4 Keys to Successful Change Management, How Changes Efforts Succeed, and Why Change Efforts Fail.

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