Organisations fail to plan are plan to fail
Planning is the impact of defining organisational goals or objectives, establishing and overall strategy for achieving those goals, and developing a comprehensive set of plans to compound and set up organisational work. It is referring to what is to be done and how it is to be done. (Robbins, S, Decenzo, D, Coulter, M&Woods, M 2011). According to my opinion every business or organisation need a plan. The plan is like a roadmap for the organisation. The organisation cannot reach to the expecting goals, success, and profitability unless they know the steps that need to take to get from starting point to final destination. Therefore organisations that fail to plan are planning to fail. If organisation fails to prepare for important changes, they may lose valuable lead time, competition and market share. Lack of a strategic plan negatively impacts the attitude of an organisation’s team. Employees who see aimlessness within an organisation have no feel about greater intention. People need a reason to come to work every day. This creates morale problems that employees are worried because the future is doubtful. This will hardly effect to the employment and negatively impact for the productivity.
Regarding to my opinion, we have to identify about purpose of planning in other words why company need an efficient plan in order to overcome failure. Planning provide clear direction to managers and non-managers alike. When employees know where the organisation or work unit going and they have to promote to reach the goals, they can arrange their activities, communicate with each other, and take appropriate action to achieve goals. Without planning, department and individuals might be working in deferent path or different purpose. Therefore planning keeps
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