S13 E6 Planning Stories with Gayle Turner & Shelli Jost Brady

Welcome back to "Stories Matter! Helping Leaders Transform Lives." In today's episode, S13 E6 Stories Matter Planning Stories, we delve into the fascinating world of planning and how it profoundly impacts our lives and the organizations we lead. Join us as we explore the value of documenting the planning process, the importance of adapting to unexpected changes, and the myths and misconceptions surrounding planning. With insights from Shelli's and my experiences in design work, public commission, and management information systems, we'll uncover the keys to effective strategic planning and why starting somewhere is more important than never starting at all. So, grab your notepads and join us for an enlightening discussion on why Planning and Stories Matter! Gayle Turner is President of The Storytellers Channel, Inc. https://storytellerschannel.com/ For close to five decades he has used the power of story to initiate and sustain change while growing leaders and building productive corporate and community cultures. Check out his LinkedIn profile to learn the rest of the story. https://www.linkedin.com/in/wgayleturner/  Shelli Jost Brady is Founder & Catalyst at Alchemy Consulting and Chief Operating Officer at The Storytellers Channel, Inc. Check out her LinkedIn profile to learn the rest of the story. https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelli-jost-brady-94b44835/ Subscribe to The Storytellers Channel’s newsletter by downloading a FREE checklist of how to craft intentional stories to inspire results. https://storytellerschannel.com/inspire Keywords documenting planning process, valuable, confirmation, agreed-upon assumptions, decisions, choices, assumptions, snapshot, flow of conversation, references, decision-making, variables, trajectory of decisions, computer science, ones and zeros, cards, plans X Y Z, irrelevant, changing circumstances, backup plan, plan A, strategic decision, vision, mission, throwaway, experiences, progress, starting, failure, design work, public commission, transition plan, gas bill, negative reaction, profits, focus of activities, understanding current state, future planning, irrelevant plans, unexpected changes, thorough planning, Army term, OBE, stories people tell themselves, space planning, master planning, being on commission, plans never used, shelved plans, Winston Churchill quote, stimulating economy, agile versus waterfall, shaming, discouraging starting, punch cards, flowcharts, homework assignments, documenting assumptions, different outcomes, Management Information Systems, effective decisions, lack of strategic direction, Future Shock, rapid pace of change, struggling to keep up, software updates, reactive to change, underlying assumptions, few things done the same way, plans worthless, planning invaluable, lack of people, lack of time, lack of resources, bigger plan, smaller plans, transition plan, fear of condemnation, shelving imperfect plans, starting somewhere, advancements, inventions, series of failed events.