They wind up contributing more energy and staying power to the follow-up. The future search process we engaged in was one of the most powerful experiences of my business career. It gave our manufacturing operations strong, clear direction and drove cultural, operational and technical changes throughout our organization for the next five years. VP, Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing 7. Our experience, repeatedly, is that follow-through efforts in future search have been greater and more effective than with traditional planning efforts.
People hold the vision, stay committed, execute action steps, and keep things moving.
Planning takes several months. The conference is 2-3 days. Follow-up requires the time needed to accomplish your objectives. If they truly see that the quality of their own future depends at least in part on their connection to yours, they will find the time. Make the case strongly and clearly.