Strategic Planning

Strategic planning ensures organizations develop bold blueprints for success. Every strategic planning process is different because each organization is unique, yet each process contains a few essential elements: an analysis of the internal and external environment; broad participation throughout the organization and key external stakeholders (if appropriate); development of far-reaching, yet achievable goals, and effective actions to accomplish those goals; and determining how success will be measured.

Development and/or revision of mission, vision and values statements can also be significant components of this process. The result: organizations are transformed and achieve remarkable, ongoing success that they have defined. These are not strategic planning documents that “sit on the shelf.” These are processes that engage the organization in new ways of approaching their work, with planning documents that are constantly referred to in the ensuing months and years.

Miriam Abrams will help you design and facilitate a successful meeting or retreat, whether it is 2 hours or 3 days.  Miriam will help you clarify your desired outcomes, develop an agenda collaboratively with your design team and/or organization leadership, and expertly facilitate the retreat or meeting. Participants will feel energized and concrete outcomes will be achieved in a relatively short period of time.

One of the most essential ingredients to organizational impact is alignment of the team. Miriam will help your team to operate at top capacity through assessment and coaching, building relationships to create a unified, effective team.

Miriam Abrams and Associates has developed multicultural strategic planning processes in which cultural competency is the lens through which all organizational decisions are made. Using innovative methods and the VISIONS model of multicultural training, Miriam Abrams and Associates has helped organizations develop groundbreaking programs and organizational cultures that respect, appreciate and celebrate differences.

Board development, clarifying board roles and responsibilities, and board effectiveness are some of the biggest challenges faced by today’s non-profit organizations. Miriam brings a custom-designed approach to each organization. Eschewing a “one size fits all” philosophy, Miriam will help your organization define the board’s role that’s appropriate for your particular circumstances, and based on that, determine what kinds of board members will be most effective for the organization’s current and future growth. Strategies for board member identification, recruitment, cultivation, training, evaluation and retention are also provided.

Today’s leaders are faced with a range of organizational circumstances that require changing sets of skills and expertise.  As part of a larger process, or as stand-alone sessions, Miriam helps bring out the best in organizational leadership. Through leadership development and coaching, leaders can dramatically increase their personal effectiveness, making a significant impact on the organization’s success.