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Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Ruin Your Strategic Planning Meeting . . . .333
Refusing to Use a Facilitator .......................................................................333
Neglecting to Conduct Any Research Before the Meeting ......................334
Inviting Everyone .........................................................................................334
Holding an Annual Retreat ..........................................................................335
Getting through the Agenda No Matter What...........................................335
Forgetting to Explain the Process ..............................................................336
Assuming Everyone Thinks Like You ........................................................336
Ignoring the Elephant in the Room ............................................................337
Ending on a Low Note..................................................................................337
Overlooking Life After the Meeting............................................................338

Chapter 20: Ten Shortcuts to Getting Your Plan Done . . . . . . . . . . . . .339

Focus on Your Top Five ...............................................................................339
Remember That Something Is Better than Nothing.................................340
Start Implementing Soon Because No Plan Is Ever Complete ................340
Eat the Elephant One Bite at a Time..........................................................341
Knock Your Plan Out in One Day................................................................341
Get Out of Town ...........................................................................................342
Outsource It ..................................................................................................342
Leave Perfection to the Accountants ........................................................342
Get Everyone to Pitch In .............................................................................343
Just Do It........................................................................................................343

Index........................................................................345