Memories, Thoughts and Photographs

Posted 23 Oct 2009

Organizational Planning

Recently I volunteered to present a short overview of Organisational Planning to a local business group.

I love this type of analytical business stuff, but was looking for a worthy quote which would reflect the need to plan organisations.

Well I found it reading the Peter Sinclair book “Memories, Thoughts and Photographs”. A book written by him as a father to leave a legacy to his 3 children.

Quote ” Children, my desire is to help build into your lives some solid foundations. The two most important things I can help you discover are wisdom and understanding. Many lives look alright on the outside, but true strength of character is unveiled when a tragedy or a challenge strikes. It is much easier to prepare, than it is to repair. It is so much better to build, then it is to rebuild.”

The great thing about this quote is that it explains first the reason for planning to achieve solid foundations.

Reread the quote and look at some of the key words: build, solid foundations, important, discover, wisdom and understanding, strength, character, prepare.

What inspired me about this quote was the need to constantly look at what our “legacy” will be. Is this what drives you in life?

The whole process of Organizational Planning evolves around the organisational goal and its reason to exist. This is mostly the realization of someones dreams and goals. This is then reflected through the plan to ensure that the underlying ethos, values and purpose for the organisation are intertwined through out everything that the organisation does.

The process gets much easier as it moves on and like most things, the first time is always the longest and most difficult to endure. After that key learning and passion takes over.

The process then underpins all of the strategic movement of people, resources, systems design and implementation and much more!

There are so many worthy books out there, do yourself a favour and explore something a little different.

P.S. The Amplio Business Solutions website is about to have a major makeover.