What is Destiny by Design | What are the Benefits | Who is Involved | Neutral Facilitator |
| When & Where | Time Required | Structure | Outcome | Cost | Recap

What is Destiny by Design?

Destiny by Design is a proven team-based facilitated process that will enable your organization to accommodate change, create the future on purpose.

It provides a synthesis of leading-edge management theory, practical planning practices and applications.

It is used by leaders to successfully create and communicate a clear organizational vision, and implement explicit strategy for its achievement.

Destiny by Design will enable an enterprise...

• to build on its most important competency, its ability to learn, capacity to change.
• to engage, meaningfully involve, its greatest asset, its people, its stakeholders.
• to embrace a step-by-step regimen, of analysis, decision-making and implementation—at the same time remain agile and responsive to new strategic opportunities.

What are the Benefits?

Our clients tell us that Destiny by Design fosters a new attitude, a new more aligned and empowered culture where:

• shared hopes and aspirations for the future energize everyone in the present
• growth is managed, change is embraced crisply, routinely
• there is a clear sense of direction, cohesiveness and ownership
• priorities are clear, resources are properly focused
• actions are synchronized and lead to achieving desired results
• trust prevails, empowerment is the norm, and everyone is proud to be on board
• the numbers are good and getting better

Who is Involved?

Usually six-to-eight senior executives will compose the planning team; however, the entire organization, including all stakeholders are engaged, counseled, throughout the process.

Prior to the first planning session employees are asked for input on Core Values and SWOP/T (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, problems and threats). Feedback is provided on a continuing basis (pipelining), throughout the entire process. We can't expect people to be up on what they are not in on.

Why a Neutral Facilitator?

A neutral facilitator will enable the leadership to be a full-time participant, free from any administrative details. Their function is to enable, foster the best thinking of the group, strive for consensus on key issues.

The facilitator brings many techniques, methods, and tools to achieve the desired outcome. The process removes functional barriers leading to better understanding and an atmosphere of teamwork

When and Where?

It is never too early to start inventing your future, so we suggest you begin now. Depending on the requirements of your organization, meetings can be held during the week or on the weekend. Off-site locations work best, as they provide an informal atmosphere, free of interruption.

What is the Time Required?

Most organizations need a minimum of two days to complete the planning document.

After your initial year of planning, one day is usually sufficient for strategic renewal and updating.

What is the Structure?

There are ten steps in the process, starting with Core Values, Purpose, Mission, etc..

Each member of the planning team is provided with a Process Guide for The New Strategic Management, which provides information about planning, definitions, examples, and work sheets for listing participants' ideas.

What is the Outcome?

A written plan, a team-based roadmap for the future, usually twenty pages or less, to be shared with the entire organization. The more meaningful outcome of the entire process results in a new sense of teamwork, a shared commitment to achieving the planned results, and embracing a more adaptive posture for strategic renewal.

What does it Cost?

For information about your investment and an outline of our services - email us at info@andersonritter.com

 

What Makes Your Process Different From All the Rest?

Some strategic planning models fail to live up to their promise, focusing more on planning than on management. They gather dust on the shelf, are not dynamic processes of strategic renewal. Why? For the most part:

They are steeped in yesterday's conventional wisdom.

They do not require thinking at a new level, the opportunity to challenge current practices.

They fail to involve the employees and stakeholders in a meaningful way. It is management by directive rather than management by involvement.

Recap

Destiny by Design requires that you anticipate, envision the future; rationally appraise the present; make decisions and take action now that assure the realization of your vision. Involving all available brainpower ensures the necessary information, and such involvement results in a broad base of support and commitment for implementation of the plan.

We suggest all organizations tend toward mediocrity in the absence of a disciplined process to effectively manage change. Peter Drucker said it well:

The only things that can evolve by themselves in an organization are disorder, friction and poor performance.