April 2002
Intermediate to advanced
336 pages
8h 57m
English
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Chapter 13. Now Make It Happen
Time for a break?
From plan to reality
A change of focus
Communicating the plan
Where do you draw the line?
Policies, rules and procedures
Who does what?
Employee objectives
How much freedom?
Financial objectives
Monitoring other objectives
Monitoring the world
Confirming and revising strategy and plans
Don't forget the carrots
And into the next business plan
Trying to catch the tail
“Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts.”
—Hazlitt
The journey through the business plan is now complete. You have a sparkling new plan with all the required approvals and funding. So where is it that you have arrived? Only at the starting point. You are embarking on a new era. You have a new or revitalized business to run. I am envious. ...