The War RoomBusiness Pros Webinar

Why do you need a War Room?

• Strategize• Less reactive

• Marketing• New Products and Services• Hiring

• You know what’s coming• Plan ahead financially• You know what to expect and when you’ve achieved or not achieved your goals

• Build Your Culture• Allow employees to have a voice• See new opportunities that will build staff morale and effectiveness• Create a fun place to work!

What is a War Room?

• A full day (~8 hours) dedicated to planning the next 6-12 months• No distractions

• No phones• No internet• No computers (unless taking notes)

• Agenda• Financial Goals (10%)

• Revenue• Margins

• Product/Service Goals (60%)• # sales/customers• Retention

• Cultural Goals (30%)• New projects• Employee incentives

• Everyone in your company is REQUIRED to attend!

Benefits

• Leave the War Room with a 6-12 month comprehensive business plan

• No last-minute sprints to finish projects

• Full employee engagement on initiatives

• Known next steps

Considerations

• Must occur outside of the office• Less restrictive environment

• Need to have a strict agenda• Conversations will be de-railed with new ideas

• For each topic you speak to your staff about, have assigned action steps for everyone to execute on after the War Room• Otherwise things will be forgotten• LOTS of material!

• Take notes!

First Steps

• Find a date

• Find a location

• Create an agenda• Ask for staff input

• Notify customers/clients that you will be closed for that day• Let them know you’re in a planning meeting! They will appreciate it.

• Field input to the agenda between now and the War Room• New ideas will continue to come up, and you should accept any

input from staff members. It could just end up being a game-changer!

Questions?

Email us at bizpros@synduit.com!