Participating (i) Module 10 Actual Coaching for the Strategic Planning and Taking of conscience of the present strategic position, search and creation of alternatives. Coaching for the Strategic Planning For the strategist, the position is an absolutely critical element in an action plan. The general who does not know where he is with respect to the enemy is, simply, taking to his men to the death. Robert B Miller and Stephen and Heiman The art of the general the word strategy comes from the Greek STRATEGUS (Stratos = army ager = conductor) Means conductor of armies. The art of the General. Stratagos was the used word to designate to the General. Strategy meant the art to prepare the troops before the combat.

In military terms, these definitions continue being valid. The strategy precedes to any tactics in a military disposition. This is equally applicable to any organization. The purpose of a good strategy is to be placed in the suitable place, the suitable moment and with the suitable resources to win. The key of a good one strategy is the position. What it really means to establish a good strategy is to do what it is possible to be placed in the best position to reach an objective or set of objectives. What we understand by Strategic Planning.

Coaching with systemic perspective is very adapted to understand and to learn to design the Strategic Planning of participating way. It constitutes part of its essence and system of learning. The approach of its processes is basic to establish it and, mainly, to apply it with valid results. We understand that the Strategic and participating Planning is the investigation, takes from conscience and possible best design of the strategy that they coordinate and they maintain high-priority actions to reach the shared vision of the organization or equipment.