GMS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Personal Development, Scenario Planning, Participatory Planning

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 200
• Professor: Lori Anne Heckbert

Document Summary

The process of setting objectives and determining how to best accomplish them. Identify the specific results or desired outcomes that one intends to achieve. A statement of action steps to be taken in order to accomplish the objectives. Do say no to requests that distract from what you should be doing. Don"t get bogged down in details that can be addressed later. Do screen telephone calls, emails, and meeting requests. Don"t let drop-in visitors instant messaging use up your time. Do prioritize your important and urgent work. Don"t become calendar bound by letting others control your schedule. Do follow priorities; do most important and urgent work first. Short-range plans = 1 year or less. Intermediate-range plans = 1 to 2 years. Long-range plans = 3 or more years. Higher management levels focus on longer time horizons. Strategic plans -set broad, comprehensive, and longer-term action directions for the. People vary in their capability to deal effectively with different time horizons.