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Sample Plan — Management Team Development Plan

vision
Within the next 12 months, evolve the existing management team into a vital growing force that:
• Fuels the growth of the company by seeing and being a part of the larger vision.
• Builds on its own energy and successes; learns from its failures/shortfalls.
• Expands it’s capacity to contribute to the overall management of the company.
• Develops an espirit de corps that is supportive of the individual, the team, and the company.
• Designs a work style/culture that is adaptable and flexible to move quickly and profitably to meet the needs of the customer

mission
Build a management team that builds the business.

objectives
blue dot Improve quality of decision making (measurement to be determined)
blue dot Decrease amount of time & effort to achieve management buy-in on key projects (measurement to be determined)
blue dot Reduce average time in management meetings from 25 hours/month to 12
blue dot Reduce average work week for management from 60 hours to 45 hours
blue dot Increase internal promotion ratio from 5% to 25%
blue dot Decrease management turnover from 20% per year to 5%.

strategies
blue dot Evolve the management team over the year; do not go for immediate quick fix.
blue dot Encourage growth and increased participation, but not push the team faster than they can absorb their new responsibilities.
blue dot Transfer skills from president to the management staff; provide other training and coaching as necessary.
blue dot Allow for small errors, learn from all mistakes, and celebrate the successes
blue dot Minimize fanfare about the process; let team respond to positive, subtle changes.

plans
blue dot Implement business planning and budgeting process 2002 starting in November 2007.
blue dot Design and implement financial reporting system at "level 2" by Jan. 31st.
blue dot Implement monthly business review sessions starting Feb. 20, 2007
blue dot Utilize CGC Consulting Group to facilitate quarterly "development meetings" starting Mar. 15h
blue dot Implement new managers training program in June; New supervisors training in Aug.
blue dot Begin development of new employee orientation web-based learning module in Oct; target completion Feb 2007

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