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What are the 7 principles of planning?

Seven principles for strong planning THE PRINCIPLE OF PASSION. THE PRINCIPLE OF CREATIVITY. THE PRINCIPLE OF INFLUENCE. THE PRINCIPLE OF PRIORITIES. THE PRINCIPLE OF FLEXIBILITY. THE PRINCIPLE OF TIMING. THE PRINCIPLE OF TEAMWORK. More items... •

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THE PRINCIPLE OF PASSION

Passion gives planning energy and focus. "Passion narrows our vision so that the plan dominates our attention and distractions fade into the background," he observes.

THE PRINCIPLE OF CREATIVITY

In planning, there's always a lust for concreteness - something solid to wrap our minds around. That diverts us from tackling the harder, more difficult dilemmas facing us. Take time to think creatively about the issues you are tackling and encourage your team to be creative as well. Don't rely, as all too often happens, on just one person to be the creative thinker on your team, but get everyone involved in inspired thinking.

THE PRINCIPLE OF INFLUENCE

The support of other people will help to make or break your project. So when you're preparing your plans, consider whether you will be able to persuade others, so you can get what you need. Learn what matters in their lives, and how you can assist them, in an effort to gain reciprocal help from them on your project.

THE PRINCIPLE OF PRIORITIES

Before planning your career, determine your purpose - the priorities in your life. "It's important to find your purpose so that you run, not on the fast track, but on your track," Mr. Maxwell says.

THE PRINCIPLE OF FLEXIBILITY

Not everything will go according to your plans, so be prepared to improvise. "Some of the best things I've received in life have been surprises that I could never have planned in advance," he notes.

THE PRINCIPLE OF TIMING

Life has its ups and downs. When we're in the valleys of life, we don't see clearly, and our decisions therefore are skewed toward escaping our problems. That's a good reason not to make any major decisions when in a valley.

THE PRINCIPLE OF TEAMWORK

Get others to help you with your plans, so you can overcome your weaknesses and blind spots.

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MARKETING / HOW TO SPOT YOUR COMPETITION

We usually assume our competition sells the same goods or services we hawk. So, an Indian restaurant competes with other Indian restaurants. But of course, it's not that simple. As Rohit Bhargava notes on his Influential Marketing blog, on any given night that Indian restaurant may be competing with a fast food restaurant or even a grocery store. He offers these two ways to expand your thinking about your competition: Competition by location: People decide which dry cleaners or gas stations to patronize based on whether they are conveniently located. So think about geography and distance when pondering who to reach and who your competitors are.

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Competition by emotion: Your business serves some need for your customer. For that Indian restaurant, for example, it could be satisfying hunger or providing a spot for a romantic encounter. Thinking of the underlying needs may help you to better understand your competition.

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It has long been accepted that change initiatives fail because of a failure of leaders to communicate. Consultant Deborah Mackin says communication is often faulty in such situations because leaders don't know how to construct a proper message for discussing change one-on-one with subordinates. On newdirectionsconsulting.com, she urges you to organize your conversations around five Ps:

Purpose: Open the dialogue by explaining why the initiative is important.

Picture: Create a picture or metaphor of what the initiative might look like. This image will remain with people longer than your specific words. Plan: Explain briefly how the program or initiative will be approached - the specific steps you have planned. Performance measure: Define the criteria you will be using to measure effectiveness - for example, the initiative rolled out by the end of the year. Part: Explain what part in this effort you expect this person to play. "When we have participants in training practise the five Ps with partners, they remark about the change in attitude that occurs when the leader invites the person to participate with a specific request. They comment that it makes them feel needed and a part of the effort," she stresses.

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POWER POINTS

FOCUS, FOCUS, FOCUS

Best-selling author Curtis Sittenfeld says that when she is at her computer and needs to focus on her work - writing - she closes all windows and files other than the document she is working on. When she is away from the computer trying to get something done that's not writing-related, she turns off the computer - and with it, the nagging feeling she should keep checking for e-mails. Slate.com

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"Make more decisions" should be your three-word leadership mantra, consultant Seth Godin says. They don't have to be perfect decisions. Just make them, and move on.

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HIRE 'EM HUNGRY

George Zimmer, chief executive officer of Men's Wearhouse, says in hiring salespeople look for likeability, hunger and honesty. Likeability is easy to sense. For hunger, test by asking if the person is comfortable working on commission. As for honesty - the hardest to gauge - be leery of a candidate whose answers seem pat or calculated.

Inc.

THE 48-HOUR FOLLOW UP

When you meet someone new, blogger Trent Hamm, building on the ideas of networking wizard Keith Ferrazzi, says to follow up within 48 hours, reminding the individual who you are. If the person is important to you, mark a note in your calendar to follow up again within a month.

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LOCATION VOCATION

Last week we passed along marketing consultant Roy Williams' observation that the most important person in your company is the person who selects the inventory. Who is the second-most important? He suggests it's the person who chooses the location for your store.

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FONT MAGIC

To quickly decrease the font size of a word or block of text in Microsoft Word, select the text and then press CTR+[ (open square bracket). Each time you press those two keys together, the font size will decrease by one point. To increase: CTR+](close square bracket).

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