{"id":2643,"date":"2022-11-10T14:46:14","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T14:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/10\/its-time-for-your-strategic-planning-session\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:39:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:39:34","slug":"its-time-for-your-strategic-planning-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/10\/its-time-for-your-strategic-planning-session\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s time for your strategic business planning session"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The holidays are approaching and the new year will be here quicker than you think. 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Instead of repeating exactly what you did this past year, brainstorm what\u2019s working so you can keep doing more of that, what\u2019s not working so you can stop those time wasters, and what\u2019s missing so you can make time for the opportunities ahead of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-begin-with-the-start-list\">Begin with the start list<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The best place to begin is with the &#8220;Start list.&#8221; Brainstorm all the ways to increase your business, <a href=\"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/articles\/omaha-broker-on-his-one-relationship-at-a-time-recruiting-strategy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recruit and retain more agents<\/a>, improve your culture, etc. For agents, how do I schedule reach outs to all of my sphere of influence? What events can I plan? What activities will I take to reach my goals? What processes could be improved to make you more efficient? 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The fewer initiatives; the better. I recommend three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Define your highest priorities<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Defining your highest priorities and greatest opportunities will help you focus on what\u2019s most important. Break it down into 90-day, bite-size time chunks with executable goals, clear metrics and targets. Identify who owns which initiative and build in accountability measures so you can get to the finish line by year-end. Using the WWW (who, what, when) tool in every check-in meeting will help with accountability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When setting the goals, follow the well-established rule of SMART goals\u2014specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-bound. <strong>MIT Sloan Management Review<\/strong> recently questioned whether this was really the right approach and getting the best results. 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