Alliance Staff Strategic Planning Meeting

​For the last three years the Alliance Board of Directors and Staff have gathered annually to share historical context and review the strategic plan.  The COVID-19 Pandemic has changed the way we meet.  Yet even with these challenges, the Alliance team and Board of Directors recognize the importance of meeting operational goals.  Studies show 67 percent of companies do not meet their strategic goals.  Some reasons why poor goal setting can be resources and clarity of goal setting is poor.  When goals and staff are in conflict this can cause lack of alignment, not knowing who does what. The inability to report progress or show results can weigh staff from reaching their full potential.  If your employees are not connected to the strategy this may limit their ability in supporting organizational strategic goals. 
   This past week the Alliance held a three-day staff training to empower team members.  Each day started with wellness and centering activities to help promote resilience, such as digital story telling.  Staff discussions centered on the historical context and role of the Alliance within the community—allowing for the staff to identify supporting roles, emergent roles to understand their distinct parts.  We used an outside consulting firm, to guide discussions about our strategic plan—developing conversations on what is currently working, changes to be made, and Board reporting. 
After three days of meeting the team was able to recognize critical roles in the organization.  Staff were able to identify the potential in their ability to create winning strategies to support the work of the Alliance.  The past weeks discussion will be to inform the Board of challenges and successes.  These discussions will help to strengthen, implement, and guide the work of the Alliance for the next three years.