Check-In Strategy Journal - Your Daily Tracker for Business and Personal Development

Take a step closer to your goals every day with this essential executive planner
 
There never seem to be enough hours in the day to take care of daily business and work towards your goals, it's an issue of prioritization and time management. The Strategic Planning Handbook offers readers the solution, in the form of a daily and weekly system that shuffles your schedule until everything fits. You'll first define your goals in concrete terms, translating your vision into workable strategy, and then you'll put pen to paper and map out a plan for making it reality. Day-by-day and week-by-week, you'll watch the results roll in as you fine-tune your plans and exercise an unprecedented level of control over your life and your business.
 
Breaking long-term and large-scale strategy into smaller chunks allows you to celebrate the small victories. As the "wins" pile up, they fuel the momentum that keeps you moving toward the ultimate vision. This book provides a clear blueprint for setting it into motion.
* Adopt daily and weekly habits in pursuit of your business goals
* Define your plan with accountability and small wins
* Manage your time more efficiently by prioritising goals
* Gain control of your day, your life and your business
 
The busier you are, the more you need a compass to keep you on track. You lead and manage others, but now it's time to lead yourself. Define your vision, your way, then plan your work and work your plan. The Strategic Planning Handbook keeps you on-task and accountable, with realistic advice and practical guidance on taking back control.

List of contents

Acknowledgements viii
 
Introduction 1
 
Part 1: Planning 9
 
Mindset: The one thing that determines everything else 13
 
Wheel of Life exercise: The big picture for business and personal growth 14
 
Business Planning 16
 
A sense of logic: Working through the plan in a specific order 16
 
Working from the big picture down 16
 
A big BUT... 16
 
Time for some definitions 16
 
Strategy: The first building block of the plan 17
 
The Business Audit: Evaluating current performance 18
 
FiMO-PC exercise: Measuring performance to date 20
 
The Three-by-Three Strategy Matrix exercise: Three-year goals 22
 
The Cascade exercise: Mapping the journey from vision to KPIs 24
 
The Wallpaper exercise: Mapping out the journey ahead 30
 
The Annual Business Plan 34
 
Personal Planning 36
 
Probably Your Best Year Yet exercise: Identifying your roles and goals 37
 
The Annual Personal Plan 41
 
Part 2: The Journal 43
 
Using the Journal section 44
 
Quarter 1 45
 
Quarter 2 105
 
Quarter 3 165
 
Quarter 4 225
 
Annual Review 284
 
Part 3: Additional Material and Resources 289
 
Finance machine 291
 
Marketing machine 292
 
Operations machine 293
 
People and Culture machine 294
 
A dashboard for the journey 295
 
Glossary 296
 
Bibliography and Further Reading 298
 
Is This the End? 299
 
About the companion website 299
 
About the Authors 300
 
The Directors' Centre 302

About the author

Robert Craven is a first-class, international Keynote business speaker, author and consultant who enthusiastically shares his 'free of nonsense' approach with his audiences. He delivers presentations that are highly relevant and action-focused: a unique blend of hard facts, latest thinking, and intuitive insights - all focused on actionable takeaways that the audience will be able undertake after the event. Robert has an excellent mix of author, business, academic and speaker credentials. On the academic side of business, he is a Programme Director at Cranfield School of Management; Visiting Professor at Toulouse Business School and Visiting Professor at the American Liberty University.
Robert is Head of the Directors' Centre - he advises a wide range of PLCs and multinationals, and having set up his own company at the age of 21, has seen almost every aspect of business strategy. He has a worked on designing and implementing strategy and marketing projects with household names such as Virgin, Barclays and BlackBerry and has contributed to success stories such as Nando's, Mitie and Dickies.
Adam Harris is a speaker, facilitator and Director at (www.fresh-mindset.com). He specializes in providing leaders with the insights and tools they need to develop expertise in making the right introductions, and leverage this knowledge for strategic sales success. Adam's speaking is both dynamic and powerful, and his high profile clients include NatWest bank; Cindex Inc; Direct PA Services; Pedigree; Nottingham Trent University; Talk Internet; Consumer Choices and many more.
Adam is a very well-respected business consultant, providing consultancy services in the areas of networking; sales; leadership; innovation; social media; and fresh mindsets. He also runs peer groups, advisory boards, forums, and panel discussions for other organisations internally and for other customers and stakeholders.

Summary

Take a step closer to your goals every day with this essential executive planner There never seem to be enough hours in the day to take care of daily business and work towards your goals, it's an issue of prioritization and time management.

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"...you will not only find this book ideal for keeping track of where you are going, you will find it broadening your understanding of what it is to be productive, organised and achieving your goals with full momentum and purpose." (VQ Magazine, March 2017)

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"...you will not only find this book ideal for keeping track of where you are going, you will find it broadening your understanding of what it is to be productive, organised and achieving your goals with full momentum and purpose." (VQ Magazine, March 2017)

Product details

• Authors: R Craven, Rober Craven, Robert Craven, Robert Harris Craven, Craven Robert, Adam Harris, Harris Adam
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.12.2016
• EAN: 9781119318071
• ISBN: 978-1-119-31807-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; Management, Wirtschaft, Ratgeber Wirtschaft, Business & management, Wirtschaft u. Management, Business Self-Help, Wirtschaft /Ratgeber, Allg. Wirtschaft u. Management, Spezialthemen Wirtschaft u. Management, Business & Management Special Topics