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STRATEGIC TRACTION®
Changing conditions mean that institutions must sharpen their
planning skills and improve the outcomes of decision-making
processes. Kaludis Consulting is pleased to present a planning
and decision-making framework that helps institutions gain
the focus, direction, and alignment needed to identify and
capitalize on opportunities, move forward, and sustain success.
It's what we call Strategic Traction®.
Gain Strategic
Traction
So how does a college or university get Strategic Traction?
By applying an integrative approach to strategic thinking,
planning, and decision making, and employing a proven framework
that develops focus, sets direction, and achieves alignment.
Focus
Colleges and universities must honor their cultures and traditions.
They must remain true to their histories and missions. Yet
missions change over time. Therefore they must be revisited
periodically, and affirmed or amended. Vision must be consistent
with the prevailing mission and institutional circumstance.
A clear understanding of who they are, what they stand for,
which markets they serve, and where they want to go gives
institutions the required focus. Connecting mission and vision
provides focus to the whole of the institution.
Direction
Charting a path to achieve a vision and fulfill a mission
calls upon an institution to make tough choices, to set-and
stick to-priorities. Identifying the possibilities, clarifying
the underlying assumptions and long-range implications, and
selecting the best strategies will establish the necessary
institutional direction. Focus informs direction.
Alignment
To effect change, institutional leaders must translate strategy
into action. They must devise operational plans, deploy resources,
and engage diverse constituencies. Successful execution of
plans depends on the proper alignment of mission, strategy,
and resources; establishment of clear responsibility and authority;
and effective two-way communication. Focus and direction inform
alignment.
It is the linkage of those three elements-focus, direction,
and alignment-that creates the strategic perspective, the
context for governing boards, executives, and stakeholders
to frame, discuss, and make decisions.
We invite you to browse our website to learn more about Strategic
Traction and the services that Kaludis Consulting can bring
to your organization.
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