The Haystack Group

Leadership Planning Tool

From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

A practical planning cycle for defining the outcome, finding the gaps, and building the next move.

  • Get clear on what is changing.
  • Define where the business needs to go.
  • Turn the most important gaps into owned actions.
Six-step cycle for moving a business from its current state to its desired future state

A useful conversation, not a one-time exercise

Move the business forward—then keep learning.

This tool gives your leadership team a simple way to understand where the business is today, agree on where it needs to go, and build the next move. The cycle is designed to be revisited as the market, team, and business change.

01 Look at what is changing02 Decide where you want to be03 Define what success looks like04 Understand where you are today05 Build and run the plan06 Review, learn, and adjust