Leadership & Management

1. Leadership & Management Reading for Lesson 6: Planning for Mission Accomplishment

2. Lesson 6Reading Objectives • The student will comprehend goals and plans and explain the relationship between them. • The student will comprehend the concept of organizational mission and how it influences goal setting and planning.

3. Lesson 6Reading Objectives 3. The student will comprehend the types of goals an organization should have and why the resemble hierarchy. 4. The student will comprehend the characteristics of effective goals.

4. Lesson 6Reading Objectives 5. The student will comprehend the four essential steps in the MBO process. 6. The student will comprehend the difference between single-use plans and standing plans.

5. Lesson 6Reading Objectives 7. The student will comprehend how responsibility can be allocated to accomplish planning and goal setting. 8. The student will comprehend the new planning paradigm and its use in learning organizations.

6. Lesson 6Discussion Objectives • The student will comprehend the concept of organizational mission and how it influences goal setting and planning. • The student will comprehend the four essential steps in the MBO process. • The student will comprehend the new planning paradigm and its use in learning organizations.

7. Goals and Plans • Goals: specify future ends. • Plans: specify the means to future ends.

8. Organizational Mission • The Mission states the organization’s values, aspirations, and reason for existence. • The Mission Statement is the basis for all following goals and plans. • Without a clear mission, goals and plans may be developed haphazardly causing the organization to fail.

9. Strategic Goals and Plans • Strategic Goals pertain to the entire organization (not specific divisions and departments. • Strategic Plans define the action steps the company will use to attain strategic goals.

10. Tactical Goals and Plans • Tactical Goals apply to middle management and describe what major subunits must do to to enable the organization to meet its strategic goals. • Tactical Plans: • Help execute major Strategic Plans. • Cover a shorter period of time.

11. Operational Goals and Plans • Operational Goals: the specific results expected of small units, workgroups, and individuals. • Operational Plans: developed at the lower levels of an organization to specify actions required to achieve operational goals and to support tactical plans.

12. Goal Characteristics • Be specific and measurable. • Be challenging but realistic. • Be for a defined time period. • Be linked to rewards.

13. Management By Objectives (MBO) • A method whereby managers and employees define objectives for every department, project, and person and use them to monitor subsequent performance.

14. Essential Steps for MBO • Set Goals • The most difficult step. • Develop Action Plan • For both workgroups and individuals. • Review Progress • Periodic during the year. • Appraise Overall Performance. • Review Annual Goals.

15. Types of Plans • Single-use plans are developed to achieve objectives that are not likely to be repeated in the future. Single-use plans include both programs and projects.  • Standing plans are used to provide guidance for tasks performed repeatedly within the organization. The primary standing plans are organizational policies, rules, and procedures

16. Can Responsibility Be Allocated? • ?????????????

17. The New Planning Paradigm • Set stretch goals: Highly ambitious goals that are clear, compelling, and imaginative. • Create an environment that encourages learning. • Design new rules for planning staff. • Make continuous improvement a way of life. • Planning still starts and stops at the top.