Free Action Plan Templates

An action plan turns a goal into work someone is actually going to do. It lists each step, who owns it, when it's due, and how you'll know it's finished — which is the difference between a decision and an outcome. The free templates below are editable MS Word files, and beneath them you'll find a worked example, how to break a goal into steps small enough to schedule, and the technique that reveals an impossible plan before you commit to it. What Makes an Action an Action Four things, and a row missing any of them will still be… Read More