The CEO’s Role in Strategic Planning

In this episode of The NFP CEO podcast, hosts Michelle and Danielle dive deep into the CEO’s role in strategic planning for not-for-profit and for-purpose organisations. If you’ve ever wondered how much a CEO should be involved—or how to make your next planning session truly effective—this episode is your roadmap.

Discover how to:

• Lead strategic planning in partnership with your board instead of leaving it to chance.
• Review your current strategic plan to identify what’s still relevant, what’s achieved, and what needs to change.
• Use sector analysis and environmental scanning to inform strategy in the Australian not-for-profit context.
• Create measurable and reportable KPIs that drive real outcomes.
• Bring draft strategic priorities to the board to focus discussion and speed up decision-making.
• Integrate beneficiary and stakeholder insights into your strategic direction.

Whether you’re preparing for your first strategic planning day as a CEO or refreshing your leadership approach, Michelle and Danielle share practical, real-world steps to ensure you walk into the room prepared and leave with a clear, achievable, and well-supported plan.

If you want to strengthen governance, align your board and executive team, and deliver a strategy that works in the real world, this episode is for you.

Listen now and learn how to set your organisation up for strategic success.

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