Axiom’s Issues Discovery Tool is what we use on new engagements to assess the organization’s capacity to build and execute a strategic plan. It should yield 6-9 months of “housekeeping” work that will put the business in a position to be successful in its strategic planning and execution efforts.

The housekeeping process should result in renewed values, vision, purpose and mission. To begin planning it is important to get a basic understanding of the strategic mileposts between where we are now and the attainment of our vision. This 50,000 foot roadmap is the high level plan.

Without good leaders your plans won’t go very far. It is important that you identify your core team and only invite those with a calling and capacity to be servant leaders. The annual leadership pledge makes clear what leaders should expect from themselves and what they are signing up for.