{"id":2245,"date":"2015-05-07T00:01:47","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T04:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/terrencemetz.com\/?p=2245"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:45:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:45:22","slug":"planning-changes-minds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/planning-changes-minds\/","title":{"rendered":"Core Competency: Planning Changes Minds, Not Simply Make Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">Facilitating a planning session makes you a change agent.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Because even President Eisenhower (then General) was known to say,<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cIn preparing for battle I have always found that <strong>plans are useless<\/strong>, <strong>but planning is indispensable<\/strong>.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">While an effective <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/facilitative-leadership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">facilitator<\/a> keeps their group focused on the meeting output (i.e., <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/meeting-preparation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">deliverable<\/a>), the real work begins when the meeting is over, because what we really plan for are new outcomes. Consequently, planning intends to change minds, not merely make plans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Therefore, when President Eisenhower was suggesting that three-ring binders may sit on a shelf and gather dust, he implied that key deliverables from planning sessions occur in the fifteen cm (six inches) between our ears.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">To change (as a verb) can mean a lot of things including, among others, to:<\/span><\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_2246\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/from-planning-to-rewards.png\"><img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2246\" class=\"wp-image-2246\" src=\"\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/from-planning-to-rewards.png\" alt=\"Core Competency: Planning Changes Minds, Not Simply Make Plans\" width=\"300\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/from-planning-to-rewards.png 420w, https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/from-planning-to-rewards-203x300.png 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">From Planning to Rewards<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Adapt<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Adjust<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Alter<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Amend<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Differentiate<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Doctor<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Evolve<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Innovate<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Modify<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Productize<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Redesign<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Refine<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Remodel<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Reorder<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Reorganize<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Reshape<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Restyle<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Revamp<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Revise<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Transfigure<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Transform<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Tweak<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Vary<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Change or Be Changed<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Every one of us has been involved in <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/fud-factor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">change<\/a>, and if you are reading this, you are probably involved in a change effort right now. Congratulations, the ability to lead a group of people to change, agree, and take <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/action-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ownership<\/a> and maintenance of the future state represents tremendous success for the session leader who got them there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Consequently, groups that are proactive in their approach to change make more money than those who simply react. Many studies point to <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/innovation-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">innovation<\/a> as the modern driver of profitability. As a <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/structured-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">core competency<\/a>, groups who become adept at change, which can convert their creativity into profit (innovation defined), learn the value of effective facilitation. The facilitator, remaining unbiased and <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/meeting-designer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">neutral<\/a> about HOW TO change, serves as the primary catalyst and accelerator of change, corporate learning, and financial growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The more we mature in the role, the more we understand that corporate reality is subjective and decisions are driven by the <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/meeting-problems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">perception<\/a> of reality, from each person. Therefore, we embrace learning to \u2018homogenize\u2019 our separate realities into our common, objective reality\u2014that is unfortunately accepted by everyone but owned by no one. As context experts, our role during meetings get people closer to shared understanding, to acceptance of what is truly objective, and to own their <a href=\" https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/how-to-ensure-neutral-facilitation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">commitments<\/a> and consequences when our meetings conclude. When performed seamlessly, our role helps individuals who help groups that help organizations exceed their <a title=\"A \u201cPlan\u201d May Be Defined as \u201cWho Does What (and When)\u201d and Answers 10 Questions\" href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/action-plan\/\">goals<\/a> and maximize their financial rewards. And to think, it all started with a planning meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In the words of Giuseppe di Lampedusa in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Leopard<\/span>, even:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cIf we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>______<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Don\u2019t ruin your career by hosting <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/bad-meetings\/\">bad meetings<\/a>. 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