Some primary internal organization factors used in strategic planning include; the company's
human resource, financial capability, and competitive upper hand advantages over other
organizations in the market. All these considerations are aligned with the vision and mission
statements, and action plans in the company. On the other hand, organization
structure/culture are also vital in strategic planning. Steady organizational culture, and
structure is better in guaranteeing effective strategic plan than internal primary consideration
due to various reasons such as; defining the company's internal and external identity,
employees live with company core values embedded in their daily operations keeping them
in check, and being able to transform employees into a team thus working with ease, and
dedication in achieving company goals. It is therefore important to have a strong, reliable
culture in the organization. Primary internal considerations for a strategic plan include
human resources, financial strength and competitive advantages in the industry as a whole.
Structure compared to these considerations is extremely important. Structure is needed in all
of these aspects because without it the potential for branches of the business to become
chaotic increases exponentially. Structure brings needed guidance through rules and
regulations. Culture is similarly important. Culture highlights the why. The guidance is
given through the filter of the cultural norms of the society. Structure and culture are high
upon a list of what’s important to have any business. From my understanding and past
experience, I believe that having different culture in your business how to receive the end
goal. no with your employees if you haven’t been working for you, it is important for them
to Kind of go along with your culture and morals keeping a workplace environment, friendly
and with different culture helps your employees work harder. The better you are at being top
dog meaning respects and planning and culture for your employees the better they will
work.. Now I do think that not all companies have a variety of culture in them, and I think
this is where they fail at keeping employees. You have to keep your boys happy to maintain
those employees. Oh shit, TJ planning is something that will help you grow as a company
that will help you keep your competitors eye level with you. Keeping, and sticking to a plan,
will ensure the success of your business, and he keeps going up and up and up. The structure
and culture in a work place is extremely important. If you do not have structure, then do not
have a plan. And when you have no plan how will you achieve your end goal?
I know that when I have worked for a new place in the past I like to know exactly how it is
run. I need to know exactly what I need to do to do my job efficiently. I feel like the
structure part of the job is put into place mostly by management. You need to have good
communication with your workers and have a clear cut plan of action.
Also, the culture of a work place is very important. It is very important for you to be
comfortable and at ease in your workplace. You should never feel threatened or
uncomfortable when you are at work. I think that’s reassuring people with respect and
having a calm culture at your workplace we’ll make everything go smooth. It should not be
about the numbers in about money only, it needs to be about more than that to make the
work place work well.
Strategy, Structure and Culture are important because this is one way Steve Jobs used for
Apple, he created from the top down. He said people do not know what they want until you
show them.
I have worked in sales for many years, I was taught to tell them, teach them and tell them
again.I feel that this is a great way to mix culture together. Sometimes we do know how
people are looking at things more differently. I always told people do not to buy from the
company they buy from you, people do not dislike you, they may just have an issue with the
company. Taking this at heart has helped me deal with clients around the globe from the
United States to Germany. I deal with different backgrounds daily , but I know what he said
is correct if you paint a picture people will buy from you you have to show people. This
breaks a cultural barrier. I have clients I work with in Canada sometimes from time to time
once they hear my voice are you from the states. I will say yes, then the client will want to
speak to someone from Canada. Culture in a strategic plan is one of the most important
considerations. Culture expresses goals through values and beliefs. Building a strong culture
provides consistency within a business, it also guides decisions and actions of employees
and the workforce of an organization. Structure in a strategic plan is also a very important
consideration, it supports strategy. The purpose of structure is to achieve the companies
objectives as well as guides employees to complete their work efficiently and effectively.
Structure allocates and designates work roles and responsibilities. This directly influences
managers decisions on organizational strategies. Structure is the way the organization fits
together to meet a common goal. Organizational culture and structure are both important
factors in a strategic plan. These considerations can impact business performance, as a result
of not enforcing policies and procedures throughout the organization and maintaining
consistency across the board. Not having these in place could cause other strategies to fail.
Culture and structure within an organization helps align employee goals to the organizations
strategic objectives, promoting employee performance as well as productivity. Strategic
planning assists businesses in keeping up and staying aware of their rivals while maintaining
and/or obtaining a competitive advantage. To achieve this advantage using strategic planning
can assist with determining a company’s goals/objectives in the future and deciding how to
allocate resources. To ensure that an organization is on the right path, it should define both
the company’s vision and goals and how those goals will be met. Without a strategic plan, a
company will not be able to achieve long-term sustainability and will struggle with
accomplishing its day-to-day tasks/operations. Culture in strategic planning plays an
important role in the success of all organizations. It subscribes to a code of practices and
beliefs that helps shape and stabilize an organization. It has a great influence/impact on the
behaviors and attitudes of the members of an organization. Structure in strategic planning
fits together a vision or statement, values, focus area, and objectives. It gives a clear
roadmap to hit business goals. In turn, it creates a work environment of cooperation,
allowing people to work together effectively. It decides how responsibilities are allocated
and empower successful participation to reach satisfactory business goals. The organization's
culture is often the most important determiner in successful execution. At the core,
implementing strategy depends on two essential elements: Building and sustaining an
organizational culture that facilitates and accelerates change. Constructing a culture that
creates the flexibility and understands and accepts the responsibilities for change is key.
Creating an organizational culture that is open to change starts with a senior leadership team
that communicates an agency’s strategic priorities often and effectively. Strategic
management is the never-ending process of managing your business for success. It includes
ongoing assessment of your customer base, competition and financial management. It’s big
picture analyzing and planning to set up your business to grow and succeed long term. A
business’s culture can make or break strategic management. Because after you’ve defined
“how you’re going to get there” you’re going to need your employees to buy-in, support and
implement your strategy. If you have a negative corporate culture, you’re going to have to
fix it first. If you and your employees aren’t working as a team toward a common goal, you
need to figure out why. The usual culprits include poor communication, inconsistent or
micromanagement, and focusing only on profits. The structure and culture are essential to
understand and implementing any business and strategic plan. An organization’s structure is
setting a goal of where it wants to be or what it wants to achieve in the long term. Then, the
organization will show how it will reach that goal to make it a reality. For example, when
my husband started his residential remodeling business, he set a goal to expand and be able
to do commercial remodeling. It did not happen from one day to another. Instead, he knew
he needed to work hard, make a good reputation for the business, and improve daily. After
ten years, he is doing commercial remodeling, and the point is to set a goal and know the
steps necessary to get there.
Culture is essential as well. Suppose I had the opportunity to have team members with
different backgrounds, experiences, and points of view. For example, if I launch a new
product that I think will revolutionize the world from my perspective. And if I have a
diverse team, they can tell me whether my product will work or if it could offend someone.
Or how I can improve it to make it work better or be accepted worldwide. We all know
something that can help others improve, and someone knows something that can help us
improve. The structure and culture of an organization in comparison to strategy plan in
short, is more important. The reasoning behind this is simply to identify what both means.
The culture of the organization focuses on why things are done and how we do the things
that need to be done. The strategy is focused on what is done and the destination of where it
goes. Organizations that have health cultures tend to perform better and has a more
successful business life cycle. Those organizations that rely more on the strategic plan
usually come up short. The idea is to support a great culture because this is showing that the
people involved and supporting the organization are included and treated as they are first.
This will attract talented and skilled people to want to be and provide ideas to the
organization. The suppliers, distributors, consumers and stakeholders will want to support.
By the attraction of these persons, we created an atmosphere of innovation. Those that has
supported us will continue to support even if there is a need to pivot and go into another
direction. This will provide a blanket of safety. If everyone buys into the culture, they in turn
watch out for the organization. It allows risk to be minimized. This is shown through the
consumers experience also. The consumer will become lifelong customers because they are
satisfied with culture. We have notice of that when customers see an Amazon box waiting
for them at their doorstep. Once this is understood, strategic planning can begin. The motive
is to have strategy go hand in hand with what has been branded as culture and how the plan
of strategy supports the plan .
rategic managers must make assumptions about external forces that they cannot control.
Often, these assumptions do not materialize and the plan will need to be either adjusted or
completely discontinued. Strategic plans do offer many benefits to an organization and they
can be summarized with the following attributes:
1.Directs the organization toward overall goals and objectives. This attribute is important in
that senior leadership and management must make decisions that will benefit the entire
organization rather than a single department or division. They must align the strategic
initiative with the overall mission, vision and goals of the organization. On some occasions,
a decision could seem counterproductive to a specific department, but as a whole, the chosen
option will allow the organization to achieve superior performance.
2. Includes multiple stakeholders in decision making Unlike in this course, a single person
does not develop strategic plans alone. It requires multiple business professionals from
different departments.
3. Needs to incorporate short term and long term perspectives Not too long ago, short-term
and long-term perspectives were known as short-term and long-term goals. Often,
corporations develop short term goals (1 to 3 years) and long-term goals (over 3 years). Such
construct allows the organization to better manage resources. Resources are finite in nature
and must be resourced in the most efficient manner possible. Implementing multiple
initiatives at the same time can put stress on these resources, which in turn could decrease
efficiency or quality.
4. Recognizes trade-offs between efficiencies and effectiveness Trade-offs are very
important in strategic management. A trade-off is often perceived as a weakness, but in
reality, they allow management to balance the many variables of putting a plan together.
Knowing the structure of a company is very important because without a solid structure built
into any business from the beginning, their would be no semblance of control, nor would the
company last very long. Knowing what the vision, the mission and the values of the
company are help give you a place to start. Hiring employees with some of the same values
as what you want in the company can lead to a strong, supportive and long term team. Feed
the culture of the employees and know that everyone is different and as long as management
does not try and push an employee to be someone that they are not, listens to them and tries
to understand them, you will have more support from the team. My boss does business
planning with some of our clients and one of the things he tells the owner is to look at who
is actually happy in the position they hold. Someone can be hired to do one job, but when
you pay attention and notice that they are not happy in the position, instead of ignoring
them, talk to them. There may be a better position for them in the company that would make
them happy and want to stay on. Building a strong team that works well together, and
making sure that you see the vision of what you want to accomplish with your company,
work to meet the goals that you have set, and stay true to your values and beliefs, but
understanding to the culture of the employees that you hire.
