Module 2 session 2 importance of statement of intent
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The document discusses the significance of a Statement of Strategic Intent for educational leaders, detailing its components such as mission, aspiration, core values, and priorities. It emphasizes the importance of strategic thinking, the need for clear organizational direction, and preparing proactive strategies for future challenges. Additionally, it outlines an assignment for participants to create their own statement of intent based on strategic analysis and organizational values.
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- 1. Module 2 SESSION 2: The Importance of a Statement of Strategic Intent John Pisapia Florida Atlantic University Tony Townsend Griffith University Principals as Strategic Leaders
- 2. When opportunity comes, it's too late to prepare! – Henry Ford Key Assumption
- 3. Structural Components Process Components Navigating Committee Work plans Data Types Statement of Intent Design Team Transparency Situational Analysis Look Outside • Stakeholder Analysis Look Inside Strategic Listening Social Intelligence Learn Strategic Conversations Analysis/Decision Making Let’s Recap The Structural and Process Components of Strategic Thinking √
- 4. Strategic Leaders Find the Future and Make it Happen! The SL Methodology The Statement of Strategic Intent In this PaSL session, we provide a description of the parts of a statement of strategic intent. Philosophy Strategic Thinking Capability
- 5. The Principle The statement of strategic intent provides a sustaining direction and articulates the school’s point of view. How it works It describes who you are as an organization, what you stand for, who you want to become, and how you will behave as you work to achieve it . It is the Torch which Lights the Way for others to follow
- 6. Create an Actionable Plan Mission Core Values Aspiration Priorities The Statement of Intent One page front and back
- 7. Positions your school effectively in its external environment. The Statement of Strategic Intent Its also: • A point view on the future • A strategy
- 8. Statement of Intent Components Mission Describes target customer/client needs to served - why you are in business? - one sentence - no more than 3 clear, crisp, compelling concepts. Aspiration Clearly & concretely defines a compelling desired future in one sentence. What we want to become? Core Values/Guiding Principles Describe what makes your school unique – what it stands for and how it will act in the daily flow of activity. Priorities/Actions/Initiatives Describe how to win! FITs the school to its external and internal environment and FOCUSES its members on what needs to be done to move toward its Aspiration. Mission, Aspiration and Principles are fixed – Priorities/Initiatives are flexible.
- 9. The mission statement Tries to answer this question: “What is our purpose? – Who does our school serve? – What products/services do you produce/provide? – What locations do you serve? What are we in business to accomplish?
- 10. A s p i r a t i o n • Clearly and concretely define a compelling desired future. • Orient organizational members to a future state not yet articulated • Provide a sense of destiny for the organization. • Provide a sense of direction but not necessarily a Destination • Describes what the organization wants and hopes to become. • Inspire people • Encourage colleagues to reframe their thinking , reorganize their priorities and guide their subsequent actions. What needs to happen here?
- 11. A Sense of Direction The Aspiration describes the
- 12. The values statement • What standards will we hold our selves and perhaps our clients to? • Many organizations use their values statements as a reference point for decisions more than their mission and/or vision statements. What do we expect of ourselves?
- 13. Priorities We found the future… now. . . How do we move toward it? WHAT PRIORITIES SHOULD WE PURSUE TO MOVE TOWARD OUR ASPIRATION?
- 14. Value of a Well-Conceived Statement of Intent • Ties the target customer/client, your Aspiration, and actions together in a captivating way. • Crystallizes long-term direction • Reduces risk of rudderless decision-making • Conveys organizational purpose and identity • Keeps direction-related actions of lower-level managers on common path • Helps organization prepare for the future
- 16. Now its your Turn A s s i g n m e n t : Prepare a 2 page “Statement of Strategic Intent” for your organization or the one you wish to lead, or for yourself Consider – The strategic forces impacting your situations? What are our options? Determine - Who are we? What do we value? How should we respond to those forces? Decide - What actions will we take to move toward our Aspiration? What are our Priorities and Initiatives? 16 The Strategic Leader
- 17. Let’s start the process by conducting a stakeholder analysis in our next session