Ask Coach: Making Your Team Part of Strategic Planning, Part 3

By Rich Anderson, executive coach with HTG Peer Groups

This is the third part of a three-part series. This installment deals with documenting your plan and driving communication through your team. Click on these links to read Part 1 and Part 2. 

Q: How do you invite your team to be part of strategic planning?

Coach: Instead of “invite,” “engage.”

My Boxer Shorts And The American Revolution

In this three part series, I have been referencing the tart pair of boxer shorts I received as a Christmas gift.  On the seat of said shorts was printed the coiled rattlesnake made famous by the yellow “Don’t Tread on Me” flag designed for the American Revolution.  However, the historic “Don’t Tread on Me” caption was replaced by “Silent But Deadly.” 

I am using these shorts and the American Revolution (from the Declaration to the Constitution) to help answer your question. In part one, I addressed your leadership team and your vision. In part two, I looked at how to help engage the broader team through participation and obtaining commitment. In this final installment in the series, I will comment on documenting your plan and driving communication through your team.   

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