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The One Hour Plan For Growth
How a Single Sheet of Paper Can Take Your Business to the Next Level
Joe Calhoon (Author)
9780470880968, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 9 November 2010
224 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.277 kg
A proven system for creating a clear and compelling business growth plan There are 15 million businesses in the United States, and 13 million of them don't utilize a planning process. Yet having a planning process is the most reliable predictor of whether a business will grow. The One Hour Plan for Growth provides a proven system for any business to create a clear and compelling business growth plan that fits on a single sheet of paper in about one hour. This book is a quick read, and you and your people stay energized and focused on your top priorities.
The book delivers a proven planning process that engages employees, develops leadership capacity, improves performance, and accelerates growth.
Dedication and Acknowledgements. Foreword (Stephen R. Covey). Introduction Live a Great Life and Grow a Great Business. Part 1 Planning for Growth. Chapter 1: The Shortcut. Chapter 2: An Overview of The One Hour Plan. Part 2 Where Do You Want to Go? Step 1: Write Down the Long-Term Aspirations. That Drive You and Your Team (25 minutes total). Chapter 3: Vision – What big goal will inspire you and your team? (6 minutes). Chapter 4: Mission for Others – What contribution do you make to your customers lives? (6 minutes). Chapter 5: Values – What standards will help your team enjoy working together? (6 minutes). Chapter 6: Objectives – How will you measure success? (7 minutes). Part 3 Where are You Now? – Step 2: Write Down the brutal realities facing your team (10 minutes total). Chapter 7: Facing the Brutal Realities – What are the big issues that must be addressed? (10 minutes). Part 4 How Will You Get From Here to There? – Step 3: Write Down the Key Steps (25 minutes total). Chapter 8: Strategies – What are the major categories of work to be done? (15 minutes). Chapter 9: Priorities – Who will do what by when? (10 minutes). Chapter 10: Action Plans – Putting it on the calendar and getting it done. Part 5. Chapter 11: What's Next? How to Create and Execute a Team Plan For Years to Come. Appendix 1 Organizational Health Assessment. Appendix 2 SWOT Analysis. Endnotes. About the Author. Additional Planning Resources.
Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
