If your team has ever confronted an unpredicted threat, radical shift in resources, or urgent opportunity, then you know first-hand the struggle of balancing your long-term goals with necessary, responsive action. However, the longer you work in a constant state of reactiveness, the more your team risks burnout and waste. The great news is that planning in these conditions is possible—we just need to update our skills and refine our tools.
This webinar will orient you to a strength-based framework for assessing whether to nimbly revise your plans, root into a committed course of action, or develop a radically new path forward. You’ll be introduced to several easy-to-use tools and will leave with more confidence to help your team adapt, persist, and move resiliently with change.
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Organizational Landscape Analysis Tool
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Mission Effectiveness Assessment
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Capacity Assessment Activity
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SOAR Strategy Screen for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Planning
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