strategic planning workshop: 10 warning signs

Strategic Planning Workshop: 10 Warning Signs Today I am going to focus on some of the important lessons from the corporate strategy and transformation study as it pertains to the visioning aka strategic planning workshop. In particular, I am going to talk about the 10 warning signs that a strategic planning workshop, or any consulting workshop, is going to go wrong, when presenting to senior executives. STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP GOING WRONG I remember way back in my career I was only an engagement manager, and because I had a very good relationship with a client and because I had a good relationship with the partners, I was the de-facto partner running the study and the relationship. And I remember getting a briefing from the associate principal, a level above me, on how she was going to be running the strategic planning workshop. And I didn't like it. Because I didn't feel she was doing everything right that would lead to success and I asked her to change it. And, of course, because the lady was more senior to me, she became really upset, complaining that I'm too demanding and I'm asking for things were not possible for her to do. She…