Five often overlooked benefits of planning

Abstract

At its best, planning becomes an integrating, catalytic, creative, developmental, driving force in managing enterprise. Rather than being endured as a mandated, annual burst of activity before going back to work, planning becomes a natural part of the formal and informal processes by which management at all levels sorts its priorities, makes decisions, gets work done, and brings about change and innovation. This can only be accomplished gradually by focusing managers on tasks within an organized process they find helpful in meeting their own needs.

Citation

Schaffir, W.B. (1978), "Five often overlooked benefits of planning", Planning Review, Vol. 6 No. 4, pp. 20-20. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb053848