Case Study

Guiding managers to take action on strategic priorities

Opportunity

A non-profit leader of a cultural centre had a high level strategy to set direction for the next 10 years. Her management team needed support to translate this broad vision into actionable priorities.

Actions

Review 10-year Strategic Plan, current organizational goals
Design working sessions for the management team and staff
Facilitate learning and team planning exercises to set short term goals across operational divisions
Establish benchmarks for Key Performance Indicators and metrics
Consolidate ideas to develop 2-Year Strategic Plan on a Page
Coaching department leaders to design and manage goals

Impact

Having a visionary 10-year strategic plan is an important guiding document for this cultural centre. It was created with a depth of input from community partners, staff, the board of directors and members of the First Nations the cultural centre represents. The next step toward actualizing this vision needed input from the organization’s management team. While balancing their day-to-day operations, division managers can now initiate projects that will advance the organization for the longer term.

A Strategic Plan on a Page summarizes the updated Purpose, Vision, Mission, Values and Goals for the next 2 years.
The team have easy-to-use tool and a process to guide operational planning.
Several new projects were identified to advance strategic priorities.
Management have clarity and understanding of how their division bolsters the organization toward its 10-year vision.
Departments leaders have tools to set and manage goals that advance strategic priorities.

Testimonial

We adored our time with Diana at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre.

She helped design and facilitated our strategic planning leadership sessions, where we distilled our 10 year plan in to a more actionable 2 year view.

Diana approached the work openly and warmly, taking care to understand individual team members and the nature of our work. Everyone had a voice and we came together to story tell and envision our future, together.

We look forward to partnering again, and recommend her for her high impact, and intuitive and approachable style.

Liza Walli, Executive Director, Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre

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