63 | GEOSPATIAL STRATEGY ESSENTIALS FOR MANAGERS VOLUME 2
job shadowing, succession planning and
performance management. Likely your
organization already has some of these practices
in place, so leverage them as best you can rather
than duplicate effort.
As you consider strategic alignment, keep
in mind that it's not about achieving flawless
consistency. In fact, it isn't necessarily realistic
in many cases—especially when considering the
number and breadth of strategies in flight in
your organization. What's important is that you
spend deliberate time reviewing your geospatial
strategy for alignment and identifying where
you might have significant disconnects. Work
to alleviate these issues—within the confines of
your geospatial strategy or potentially within
the confines of the strategy it conflicts with—and
adjust in favour of supporting your organization's
long-term purpose.
