Philip Walcoff - "The Fast Forward MBA in Business Planning for ...

Philip Walcoff - "The Fast Forward MBA in Business Planning for Growth"• Hold regular (quarterly) all-hands meetings throughout thecompany.• Survey the staff and determine the issues.• Retain the services of a communications expert.Issue 6. The financial well being and future plans of thecompany are held too close to the vest; we don't know howthe company is doing and where it's going.• Develop and implement your business plan.• As part of the business planning process, have CEO sharefinancials with senior staff.• Brief the plan to the entire company.Issue 7. We don't coordinate very well; we don't havesufficient meetings and/or meetings are not run efficiently; noagendas are published and meetings are not regularlyscheduled.• Hold regularly scheduled senior staff meetings (see Chapter10).• Hold monthly review of annual objectives meeting (seeChapter 9) with senior staff.• Create an agenda and distribute prior to each meeting—stickto it.• At beginning of meeting, have chair announce meetingobjective and duration—stick to it.• Get training in running meetings.• Retain the services of a communications expert.file:///C|/Documents and Settings/gasanova/Local Settin...Forward_MBA_in_Business_Planning_for_Growth/e-book.html (77 of 219)16.02.2005 13:54:23