It is important to make the strategic management process as painless as possible so they can also effectively focus on the long term staff involvement and support is key. Since they will be held accountable, they need to be involved. In order for performance to be used to manage, there needs to be a tie-in to systems and budgeted resource allocation. Coordination is needed at the Executive and staff levels. Must have Executive ownership and involvement.
Staffs do what their bosses are interested in and what is measured.