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What is Strategists strategy?

Team success often hinges on the ability to develop and implement effective strategies and tactics. It's a bit like playing chess, except that you have more than 1 player on each side.

Crafting the perfect Strategists strategy can feel overwhelming, particularly when you're juggling daily responsibilities. That's why we've put together a collection of examples to spark your inspiration.

Copy these examples into your preferred app, or you can also use Tability to keep yourself accountable.

How to write your own Strategists strategy with AI

While we have some examples available, it's likely that you'll have specific scenarios that aren't covered here. You can use our free AI generator below or our more complete goal-setting system to generate your own strategies.

Strategists strategy examples

We've added many examples of Strategists tactics, including a series of action items. We hope that this will make these examples as practical and useful as possible.

Strategies and tactics for creating a departmental strategy template

  • ⛳️ Strategy 1: Research successful templates

    • Identify successful organisations with effective strategic delivery plans
    • Collect and review their departmental strategy templates
    • Analyse key components and structure common among the templates
    • Identify common goals and metrics used in these templates
    • Consult with professionals in strategic planning for additional insights
    • Determine which elements could be adapted for a departmental context
    • Summarise key findings and best practices
    • Compile a list of essential features for your template
    • Draft a basic outline based on research findings
    • Seek feedback from experienced strategists on the draft outline
  • ⛳️ Strategy 2: Develop a comprehensive template

    • Create a detailed section for mission and vision alignment
    • Include a section for setting specific strategic objectives
    • Design templates for conducting SWOT analysis
    • Incorporate a section for defining Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
    • Provide a timeline template for achieving strategic goals
    • Draft an action plan layout with milestones
    • Develop a risk management section with potential mitigation strategies
    • Include a budgeting template for resource allocation
    • Create space for feedback and review checkpoints
    • Pilot the draft template with a department to gather initial feedback
  • ⛳️ Strategy 3: Implement and refine the template

    • Conduct training sessions on using the template effectively
    • Distribute the template to all departments and request initial drafts
    • Collect completed drafts and review for consistency and clarity
    • Provide feedback to departments to improve their strategic plans
    • Gather feedback on the template's usability and comprehensiveness
    • Revise the template based on feedback and make necessary improvements
    • Establish a regular review cycle for template updates
    • Create a support system for departments needing assistance
    • Showcase successful departmental plans to encourage best practices
    • Document successful outcomes and testimonials to demonstrate impact

How to track your Strategists strategies and tactics

Having a plan is one thing, sticking to it is another.

Don't fall into the set-and-forget trap. It is important to adopt a weekly check-in process to keep your strategy agile – otherwise this is nothing more than a reporting exercise.

A tool like Tability can also help you by combining AI and goal-setting to keep you on track.

More strategies recently published

We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.

Planning resources

OKRs are a great way to translate strategies into measurable goals. Here are a list of resources to help you adopt the OKR framework:

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