{"product_id":"strategic-thinking-and-planning-9781538108451","title":"Strategic Thinking and Planning","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStrategic Thinking and Planning, Second Edition is volume four in the Museum Trustee Association’s Templates for Trustees series. The book and customizable web-based templates feature tools that help boards to consider their options, identify their priorities, and plan their actions at this critical moment in a museum’s life cycle. In addition to the manual and on-line website, purchasers have access to the ongoing assistance of MTA staff.    This book and the accompanying templates models the kind of thinking that is required not only to create a strategic plan that is tailored to each institution, but also to stay focused on the strategic aspects of governance while implementing that plan. Planning teams are introduced to exercises and tools that will help them focus on what’s most important to the future of their institution. In using the templates, they will adopt new ways of analyzing information and thinking about their museum’s mission that will make them more effective leaders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Museum Trustee Association series on working with Boards is a wonderful resource for them and the director. The templates lay out best practices for board members--participating in strategic planning, engaging in accreditation, and empowering them to work with the director ensure the museum’s financial stability. -- Nancy Doll, director, Weatherspoon Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro\u003cbr\u003eMTA’s templates have been extremely helpful to our Board of Trustees and our staff.  They provide relevant and useful information that is easy to use.  Their “real world” orientation makes them essential tools for any museum. -- Bruce Eldredge, executive director, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, WY\u003cbr\u003eThe MTA templates are a most useful tool for governance and board development committees everywhere.  They are simple to customize and to collate--great attributes for museums like ours.  I've even used them for non-museum organizations wishing to survey the talents and skills on their boards. -- Lynn Homeier Rauch, vice president, Board of Trustees and chair of Governance and Board Development Committee, Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD\u003cbr\u003eMore than planners, the authors are themselves accomplished strategic thinkers and they bring that approach to this useful book. Strategic Thinking and Planning will take a Board and Staff through all of the steps of strategic planning from assembling a planning team right through to periodic review of the completed plan. The templates help keep planners on track, which is particularly useful for do-it-yourself planning processes.  -- David W. Ellis, president emeritus, Museum of Science, Boston\u003cbr\u003eDaryl Fischer and Laura Roberts’ new book, Strategic Thinking and Planning, shines with their years of experience and thoughtful reflection combined with that of other leaders in the field. Just reading it is a useful education.  Strategic Planning and Thinking is not a one-size-fits-all, but is designed to work for boards and staff in museums large and small, new or old.  I will use it often. -- Anne Butterfield, Principal, Anne Butterfield Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword About Templates for Trustees Using the Templates for Trustees Online App  Strategic Thinking and Planning User’s Guide Acknowledgements  Introduction: A New Approach to a Familiar Exercise Chapter 1 - Phase 1:  Plan to Plan Chapter 2 - Phase 2:  Clarify Mission, Vision, and Values Chapter 3 - Phase 3: Scan the Environment Chapter 4 - Phase 4:  Determine Strategies Chapter 5 - Phase 5:  Develop Performance Measures Chapter 6 - Phase 6: Develop Operating Plan and Budgets Chapter 7 - Phase 7: Report and Monitor  Resource Guide for Strategic Thinking and Planning Appendix: Mission, Vision, and Values Statements About the Museum Trustee Association and the Authors","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041109246295,"sku":"9781538108451","price":33.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781538108451.jpg?v=1750948986","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/strategic-thinking-and-planning-9781538108451","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}