Planning Skills for Managers - How to Be a Better Planner

Don’t we love it when a plan comes together? But what does it take to create a successfully implemented plan?

Early in the year, usually after the January go-slow mode, during the increasing pace of February, the need for planning becomes vital. ‘If you fail to plan, you plan to fail’, as the saying goes. 

It’s nice to have no plans and coast along — we all need to decompress — but we know what happens when an email from your client or leadership team, turns up reminding you of an important project which is yet to see completion.

If you are responsible for a project – either because you have a management position or because you’ve been assigned to head a specific venture – you need to have a good implementation plan. Planning, however, isn’t something that just happens. It’s a skill that needs to be acquired.