For example, when the Tools for Transformation program was announced, we were ready and filed a request almost immediately. But that s not all. Once your organization sees the power of strategic thinking and internalizes it, things happen that were not previously imagined. The simple procedure of arranging alternatives and contingencies in an orderly way often leads to useful new strategies. Planning elicits participation and information from parts of the organization that do not normally play much of a role in formulating policy and practices.
Planning helps take the fear out of accountability.
Planning forces you to pay attention to your organization and develops a culture of valuing people. Planning strengthens external linkages. And last but not least, the process attracts resources . That last point brings me back to the list of accomplishments with which I began these notes. The CFR Quarterly is published four times annually, at the close of Autumn, Winter, Spring, and Summer Quarters.