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TOPIC DETAILS:
After going through UNIT 3, you should be able to:
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Planning
Choosing a goal and developing a method of strategy to
achieve that goal.
Creation of Task Strategies
Direction
Benefits of Planning
Persistence (continuous)
Intensified Effort
Downside of Planning
Detachment of Planners
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Set
Goals
Develop
Commitment
Develop
Effective
Action
Plans
Track Progress
Toward Goal
Achievement
Maintain
Flexibility
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Setting Goals
S.M.A.R.T.
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Realistic
Timely
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Examples of S.M.A.R.T.
Goals?
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Developing Commitment
to Goals
The determination to achieve a goal
is increased by:
Setting goals participatively
Making goals reasonable
Making goals public
Obtaining top management
support
S.M.A.R.T.
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Realistic
Timely
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Developing Effective
Action Plans
An Action Plan Lists
Specific Steps
People
Resources
Time Period
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Tracking Progress
Set
Proximal Goals
Distal Goals
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Performance Feedback
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Maintaining Flexibility
Option-based planning: keep options open by making
simultaneous investments,
invest more in promising options
maintains slack resources
Learning-based planning: plans need to be continuously adjusted
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Vision
Mission
Top Managers
Middle Managers
First Level Managers
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Tactical Plans
Operational
Plans
Management
by Objectives
Standing Plans
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Single Use
Plans
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Vision
Mission
Strategic Plans
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An inspirational statement of an
organisations purpose
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Strategic
2 Years
5 Years
Plans
6 months
2 years
Tactical
30 days
Operational
6 months
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Merck Corporations
Vision and Values
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Tactical Plans
Management
by
Objectives
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Single-Use Plans
Standing Plans
Budgets
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Steps to Rational
Decision Making
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Absolute comparisons
each criterion is compared to a standard or ranked
on its own merits
Relative comparisons
each criterion is compared directly to every other
criterion
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Disadvantages
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Groupthink
Disadvantages
Groupthink is likely to occur when
There is no established
procedure for defining problems
and exploring alternatives
Group members have similar
backgrounds
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Structured
Structured
Conflict
Conflict
Delphi
Delphi
Technique
Technique
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Nominal
Group
Group
Technique
Technique
Stepladder
Stepladder
Technique
Technique
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Electronic
Brainstorming
Brainstorming
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Structured Conflict
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C-Type Conflict
Cognitive conflict.
Disagreement that focuses on
problem- and issue-related
differences of opinion
A-Type Conflict
Affective conflict.
Disagreement that focuses on
individuals or personal issues
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Nominal Group
Technique & Delphi
Technique
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Stepladder Technique
Step 3
Step 2
Step 1
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Members 1 & 2
Share previous thoughts,
ideas, recommendations
Member 1
Shares thoughts, ideas,
recommendations
Member 2
Shares thoughts, ideas,
recommendations
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Electronic Brainstorming
Four Rules of Brainstorming
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No automatic acceptance of ideas because of
ones position
Some find it difficult to express themselves in
writing
Lack of typing skills can frustrate participants
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