The Strategic Planning Model: Antonio Damasio

Following a critical assessment or introspection, all strategic planning processes begin with a clearly enunciated vision, objective or goal translating to an expected outcome sometime in the future. That goal or destination depicts the strategic planning model’s zenith from Figure 3.1. Mature objectives articulate the very essence of rationality to avoid becoming somebody’s enormously expensive, irrecoverable aberration at a later date. And although these objectives define the end game, they need not necessarily correspond to a standalone conclusion either. Moreover, they may represent relatively autonomous or self-contained components of a broader, more encompassing vision such as a multiple-phased project where a predecessor objective …show more content…
Somewhere in the middle, an effectual balance certainly positions itself for avoiding an unrealistic sense of optimism by clouding one’s judgment and a calamitous ending. Imagine an executive strategically placing their organization into an unfamiliar market where the enterprise lacked expertise, thorough knowledge or the capital resources necessary to effectively compete on some optimistic notion ignoring empirical evidence to the contrary. In the same way, an individual with unrealistic goals may obligate themselves financially as they forego more pragmatic opportunities to pursue an education they just aren 't mentally equipped to handle. While many scenarios exist from which to highlight, there may be no better illustration than the proliferation of “for profit” colleges and especially those limiting their instruction to Internet media. Combined with unrealistic expectations from false promises, mushrooming student loan programs with a protracted downturn for job growth, a serious crisis looms in the same vein as the mortgage crisis shortly after the turn of last century. Moreover, following one’s unbridled emotions down the primrose path of irrational exuberance, especially when fed by various amounts of …show more content…
Strock left Miami in 1988 under contract dispute, eventually signing with the Cleveland Browns for a partial season as a player and certainly premature end for continuing his role with the Dolphins. Clearly, he overvalued his worth and overplayed his hand. Coveting a particular goal doesn’t necessarily warrant setting sail for that destination, especially if one stands to lose something in the process due to lack of objectivity. For Don Strock, it would have meant swallowing his pride. He chose the latter and lost