Thursday, April 30, 2009

Gilbert

It's a town! Gilbert, Arizona is the location of Paraclete's international office near Phoenix. I travel to Gilbert once a month for a few days and work from home or the road the rest of the time. I was in Gilbert this April 13-15. On this trip two staff members and I took one day off-site to focus on planning. We used a SWOT analysis as the basis for our planning. That's a technique that develops a set of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats for an organization. Here are the top three in each category which will give you an idea of what I will be focusing on in the next year.


Average


Score

STRENGTHS


Associate Experience Level

4.0

Vision and Values

3.7

Leadership of Board and CEO

3.3



WEAKNESSES


Income Diversity

5.0

Thin Operations

4.0

Aging Associates

2.3



OPPORTUNITIES


Service Opportunities

4.7

Recruiting

4.0

Technology

3.0



THREATS


Economic Crisis

5.0

Security and Politics

3.3

Loss of Uniqueness

3.3


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