Strategic Management for Senior Leaders: A Handbook for Implementation

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There are external people with whom the senior leadership team may
choose to share the plana parent organization, customers, suppliers,
stakeholders. If the senior leadership team wants to share the plan
externally, it needs to be clear about its desired outcomes. The level of
detail provided may be different from what is needed for an internal
audience. Following are reasons to share the plan with various external
organizations.
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To improve relations with customers by demonstrating a focus on
their needs
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To gain support of other organizations who may be able to help
your organization save resources and achieve common goals
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To gain the parent organizations support and to justify additional
resources or the redirection of resources
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To emphasize suppliers roles in doing business with the organiza-
tion