San Diego Botanic Garden
This week I had the privilege of facilitating focus groups with the dedicated staff and volunteers of the beautiful San Diego Botanic Garden as part of their strategic planning process.
One of the most important—and often most impactful—parts of thoughtful strategic planning is creating space to listen. Gathering input from a wide range of internal and external stakeholders brings forward perspectives that leadership alone can’t see, surfaces both opportunities and blind spots, and builds shared ownership in the path ahead. When people feel heard, plans become stronger, more grounded, and far more likely to succeed.
I’m grateful to the San Diego Botanic Garden team for their openness, insight, and deep commitment to mission as they think intentionally about the future.
