Planning is a systematic method Produced by Simon Siew

of decision-making and problem- b. Planning

solving which points out the risks process
and opportunities you face as you
travel into the unknown.
It combines your experience and
knowledge with realistic
assessments of where you are
and where you would like to be.
It makes you think of your
future in terms of facts instead
of fantasies and empowers you
to control the future.

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 Eight steps in planning

1. Assessment
2. Commitment
3. Investigation
4. Decision
5. Organization
6. Preparation
7. Implementation
8. Achievement
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 (1) Assessment

o You get an uneasy

feeling about where you
are heading or doing.
o You decide you want to
do better because you
see where you are and
recognize a need to do
things better.

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 (2) Commitment

o You make up your mind that

youre going to do something
about a change and set your
sights on doing it.

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o You study every aspect of the
(3)
program, including the history
of successes and failures. Investigation
o You make a list of your skills
and handicaps.
o You examine your relationships
between team members.
o You figure how much time and
flexibility you have for trial
and error.
o You identify risks youll have
to take or are allowed to take
to bring about changes.
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 (4) Decision
o You get a feeling of what you think will happen or develop.
o You use that feeling and come up with a number of
alternate choices of what you want to do and when.

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 (5) Organization

o Select the goals best suited

to your needs.
o Select a strategy to get you
where you want to go.
o Set priorities, establish
timetables and decide
evaluation process.
o Choose the definite course of
action.

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 (6) Preparation
o Gather up everything you need to carry out your plan of
action.
o Fine-tune your plan and prepare for unforeseen
circumstances.

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(7) Implementation

o Carry out your tasks,

pausing on occasion to
measure performance.
o Stop when you run into
a problem and shift into
plan B as efficiently
as possible.

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 (8) Achievement

o You reach your

current desired goal
and begin process on
next.

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The Benefits of Planning
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o Gives Direction stimulates

you to think about the
possibilities of the future
rather than the past failures.
o Coordinates ties your
efforts and aspirations
together in a workable
program.
o Provides Standards helps
you measure your progress,
and figure out how well youre
doing.
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The Benefits of Planning
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o Clarifies figures out what

you really want out of life by
cutting through all the
needless things that clutters
up your mind.
o Prepares gives you the tools
you need to deal with sudden
and unexpected problems that
can hit any time and from any
place.

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The Benefits of Planning
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o Reveals gives you a clear

picture of how different
tasks and activities interact
to ensure success in your
quest.
o Stimulates leads you
onward and upward by
providing the stimulation you
need to avoid dead-ends in
your work and personal
relationships.

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 Loss of Spontaneity and flexibility due to over-planning
Too much faith in the process until it prevents you from
breaking out to try something new
Lack of growth due to lack of new ideas and creativity
Hang-up on methods addicted to the process and
forgetting the purpose

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Some dangers
in planning

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Key o Curiosity figure out the

Ingredients for reasons for things and gauge
your chance for success.
Successful
o Creativity look for new ways
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of doing things.
o Competitiveness look for
strengths and weaknesses in
other peoples ideas and test
positions against their own.
o Practicality be realistic about
your chances for success,
knowing what can be done and
how fast and what they have to
do to finish it.
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Key o Confidence cope with

Ingredients for criticism and rejection and
persevere no matter what.
Successful
Planning o Wisdom keep up with new
developments that affect your
goals and objectives.
o Persistence be committed to
your plans and overcome any
obstacle that stands in your
way.

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Process of Pathfinder programming

1. Planning
2. Implementing (executing)
3. Evaluating

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 Planning

o Set your priorities

o Commit your staff
o Formulate your goals &
objectives
o Get your budget
o Schedule your plans &
programs

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Implementing (Executing)

o Keep things organized

o Lead and motivate
o Train staff
o Communicate

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 Evaluating

o Evaluate your program

o Evaluate your staff
o Evaluate with
Pathfinders
o Evaluate with mission
Pathfinder leadership

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