Page 58 - Becom Your Own CEO

Become Your Own CEO
the house of worship formed? What was its original purpose? How has that purpose changed over time? How does it serve others? How has that service changed? What is its belief system? What is that based upon? Has that changed? Is it affiliated with a national or umbrella organization? What role does the national organization play?
◗ Assess role. Define the house of worship’s role in serving its members. How does it serve? How has its service changed? Why do members join?
Why do members stay? What value
do members derive from the house
of worship? Why do members come? How often do they come? How does it serve the community? What needs does the local community have and how is it serving and meeting those needs?
◗ Define future. Review and analyze how the leadership and the team has defined the house of worship’s current status, identity and role and based on this input
◗
◗
◗
◗
and analysis, define its future. What is its future? What are its goals? What are its aspirations? How does it want it be defined? How does it want to be known? Where will it be in 10 years? 20? 30? What is its trajectory?
Define goals. Based on the house of worship’s goals, define long, medium and short term goals.
Create action steps. Define action steps and tasks to complete each goal, assign someone responsible to perform and oversee each task and create deadlines for each task.
Create accountability. Create a plan to hold everyone accountable to complete the tasks assigned to them.
Assess the plan. Regularly assess the plan and determine whether it needs to be revamped, changed or tweaked and if so, how.
SECTION 04 BEYOND PERSONAL STRATEGIC PLANNING
52
©2021 Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel