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Strategic Planning is Dead, Long Live Strategic Planning

Strategic Planning is Dead, Long Live Strategic Planning

Manifoldo
Business

Welcome to Strategic Planning is Dead, Long Live Strategic Planning, a podcast original from Manifoldo. This series presents new ideas for planning and measuring your organization’s progress. Let’s get to work.  http://www.manifoldo.com

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  • 7 - Episode 6: Employee Goal Setting

    In our last episode of the series, we'll break down one of the most overlooked yet essential aspects of modern strategic planning: employee goal setting. Using the metaphor of a relay race, we'll explore how employees (your organization’s sprinters) carry the baton of strategy across the finish line. But what happens when their efforts aren’t aligned with departmental or strategic goals? Let's unpack why employee goals often get siloed in HR systems and investigate integrating them fully into your strategic framework.

    We'll look at best practices for setting clear, measurable, and motivating goals and emphasize the value of autonomy in unleashing employee innovation. From Google’s 20% Rule to project sprint timelines inspired by Kickstarter, this episode offers actionable ways to transform your goal-setting process into a dynamic, participatory engine for progress. Whether you’re a leader looking to engage your team or an employee seeking clarity and impact, this episode charts the path from fragmented efforts to unified, strategy-driven action.

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    Strickler, Y. (2011, June 17). Shortening the maximum project length [Blog post]. Kickstarter. https://www.kickstarter.com/blog/shortening-the-maximum-project-lengthSound Effect by Jerome ChauvelSound Effect by freesound_communityMusic by Dvir SilverstoneMusic by Joel FazhariMusic by Melody Ayres-GriffithsMusic by SoundUniverseStudio
    Sun, 08 Jun 2025 - 18min
  • 6 - Episode 5: Department Planning

    Tune in to this episode as we dive into department planning. We’ll discuss the integral role departments play in actualizing strategic priorities and approaches they should consider to get the work done. What types of leadership styles are necessary for execution, and how can organizations cultivate good followership practices? Happy planning! 

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    McChesney, C., Covey, S., & Huling, J. (2012). The 4 disciplines of execution: Achieving your wildly important goals (Vol. 34, No. 10). Simon and Schuster.Music by Music by Aleksey Chistilin from PixabayMusic by 17406877 from PixabayMusic by Magnetic_Trailer from PixabayMusic by ComaStudio from PixabayMusic by Hot_Dope from Pixabay
    Sun, 25 Feb 2024 - 24min
  • 5 - Episode 4: Strategic Planning - Part II

    In this episode we will be focusing on the activities done at the top level of the organization to carry out strategic planning. We’ll be looking at working through a 5-step strategic planning framework throughout the year, tracking frameworks, change management theories, and tools for tracking.

    Hosted by ⁠⁠Leah Sciabarrasi, PhD⁠⁠, a podcast from ⁠⁠Manifoldo⁠⁠. 

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    Balanced Scorecard Institute. (2023, July 11). Balanced scorecard basics. Balanced Scorecard Institute. https://balancedscorecard.org/bsc-basics-overview/ Community Tool Box. (n.d.). Section 14. SWOT analysis: Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Chapter 3. Assessing Community Needs and Resources | Section 14. SWOT Analysis: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats | Main Section | Community Tool Box. ⁠https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-community-needs-and-resources/swot-analysis/main⁠ Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness. (n.d.). The Five forces. The Five Forces - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness - Harvard Business School. ⁠https://www.isc.hbs.edu/strategy/business-strategy/Pages/the-five-forces.aspx⁠ Kaplan, R. S. (1992). The balanced scorecard measures that drive performance. Harvard business review. Mulholland, B. (2023, May 16). 8 proven change management models to scale like a pro. Process Street. ⁠https://www.process.st/change-management-models/⁠ Porter, M. E. ⁠"How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy."⁠ Harvard Business Review 57, no. 2 (March–April 1979): 137–145. Porter, M. E. (2008). The five competitive forces that shape strategy. Harvard business review, 86(1), 78. Wright, T. (n.d.). The Ansoff Matrix: 4 growth strategies explained (with examples). Strategy Software for Planning & Execution. https://www.cascade.app/blog/the-ansoff-matrix-helps-organizations-grow Music by ⁠shakibhasansayed⁠ from ⁠Pixabay⁠ Music by ⁠shakibhasansayed⁠ from ⁠Pixabay⁠ Music by ⁠SergeQuadrado⁠ from ⁠Pixabay⁠ Music by ⁠REDproductions⁠ from ⁠Pixabay⁠ Music by ⁠REDproductions⁠ from ⁠Pixabay
    Thu, 16 Nov 2023 - 30min
  • 4 - Episode 3: Strategic Planning - Part I

    In this episode we will be focusing on the activities done at the top level of the organization to carry out strategic planning. We’ll be looking at working through a 5-step strategic planning framework throughout the year, tracking frameworks, change management theories, and tools for tracking.

    Hosted by ⁠Leah Sciabarrasi, PhD⁠, a podcast from ⁠Manifoldo⁠. 

    Show References

    Balanced Scorecard Institute. (2023, July 11). Balanced scorecard basics. Balanced Scorecard Institute. https://balancedscorecard.org/bsc-basics-overview/ Community Tool Box. (n.d.). Section 14. SWOT analysis: Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Chapter 3. Assessing Community Needs and Resources | Section 14. SWOT Analysis: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats | Main Section | Community Tool Box. https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-community-needs-and-resources/swot-analysis/main Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness. (n.d.). The Five forces. The Five Forces - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness - Harvard Business School. https://www.isc.hbs.edu/strategy/business-strategy/Pages/the-five-forces.aspx Kaplan, R. S. (1992). The balanced scorecard measures that drive performance. Harvard business review. Mulholland, B. (2023, May 16). 8 proven change management models to scale like a pro. Process Street. https://www.process.st/change-management-models/ Porter, M. E. "How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy." Harvard Business Review 57, no. 2 (March–April 1979): 137–145. Porter, M. E. (2008). The five competitive forces that shape strategy. Harvard business review, 86(1), 78. Wright, T. (n.d.). The Ansoff Matrix: 4 growth strategies explained (with examples). Strategy Software for Planning & Execution. https://www.cascade.app/blog/the-ansoff-matrix-helps-organizations-grow Music by shakibhasansayed from Pixabay Music by shakibhasansayed from Pixabay Music by SergeQuadrado from Pixabay Music by REDproductions from Pixabay Music by REDproductions from Pixabay
    Thu, 26 Oct 2023 - 37min
  • 3 - Episode 2: There are Three Levels to Planning

    Strategic planning is a rule of thirds. While strategic planning involves goal setting for the top level of the organization, the follow through that’s needed involves goal setting at the department level, and then goal setting at the employee level. Each of these two other levels involves mapping into the one before it- so, departments should be mapping their goals into the larger strategic goals, and employees should be doing the same with departments. This trifold process is critical for everyone in the organization to know the role they and their department play in the organization’s future.

    Hosted by Leah Sciabarrasi, PhD, a podcast from Manifoldo. 

    Show References

    McChesney, C., Covey, S., & Huling, J. (2012). The 4 disciplines of execution: Achieving your wildly important goals (Vol. 34, No. 10). Simon and Schuster.

    Music by prazkhanal; KELLEPICS; SoulProdMusic; RomanSenykMusic; and Coma-Media from Pixabay.

    Sat, 04 Mar 2023 - 27min
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