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Follow on Google News | Welding & Gases Today Breaks Down Business PlanningIndustry distributors and suppliers share their efforts at creating workable and usable plans.
By: Devin O'Toole Last year, Capitol Welders Supply in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, decided it was time to include its employees and develop a strategic plan and formal process to accomplish it. Teams of stakeholders were assembled and all had to answer the question: What do we want Capitol Welders Supply to look like seven years from now? Once they had the vision, they worked backwards, discussing what they wanted and needed to bring this vision to reality. The result was a seven-year plan, complete with an annual agenda broken down month by month with objectives, goals and a review process with built-in accountability. When it comes to building a long term plan, the first two or three years of the plan may come easy. “Looking past the initial years and really focused on where you want your company to be is where the real work comes in,” says Capitol Welders Vice President Kelly Root. He adds, “The real benefit to any planning may not come from achieving the goals, but building teamwork and confidence among employees that the company’s future is going to be bright because they can help make it bright. They can make it bright by being part of something special, by doing something to make our company better.” To learn more about building a strategic business plan, read “Working Your Plan” (http://www.weldingandgasestoday.org/ About GAWDA Founded in 1945, the Gases and Welding Distributors Association (GAWDA) is the premier source for manufacturing knowledge, education and networking. Through its member journals (http://www.weldingandgasestoday.org), e-magazines, newsletters and industry wiki (http://www.gawdawiki.org), GAWDA connects suppliers of gases and manufacturers of related equipment as well as manufacturers of welding equipment and distribution leaders, for the purpose of safely delivering optimal solutions to the users of those products. GAWDA publications are the industry’s voice for all matters related to the latest technology and the most up-to-date processes spanning welding equipment and products and services related to industrial, medical, specialty and cryogenic gases. A 501(c)3 organization, GAWDA members are located throughout North America. End
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