It’s important, from time to time, for advocates to be reminded that their lobbying meetings can only go so badly. The reality of our work is that the worst response we can typically get is “no.” But sometimes that’s not the low water mark of a meeting. Over the last couple of weeks I’ve workedContinue reading “It can only go so badly…”
Tag Archives: Planning
Political Action Plans: Testing & Feedback
Last Thursday, I wrote about the hardest part of Political Action Planning to master: Timing. Timing is so nearly impossible to get right that it takes on the qualities of an art form, shrugging the conformity we’ve come to expect in so many other professional fields. But this week, we need to talk about theContinue reading “Political Action Plans: Testing & Feedback”
Political Action Plans: Timing
Welcome back to a series focused on helping you shape your political action plans. If you need to knock off some cobwebs at the start of the new year, here’s the first post in this series. Originally, I was going to post this last week, but the events that occurred on the Capitol grounds promptedContinue reading “Political Action Plans: Timing”
Political Action Plans: Tactics
If you’ve been checking in on this series about Political Actions Plans, you’re well on your way to identifying who you need influence in the next year to advance your agenda. But what are the tactics you’re going to use to reach them? Today, we’re talking tactics. I’m not talking about a whiz-bang data tool,Continue reading “Political Action Plans: Tactics”
Political Action Plans: Developing Targets
Two weeks ago, I started a discussion about formulating political action plans. In that introductory post, I shared what I call the 4 Ts: Targets, Tactics, Timing and Testing. In today’s post, I plan to share more on the concept of identifying and developing targets for your agenda. I know we’ve swerved away from advocacyContinue reading “Political Action Plans: Developing Targets”
Introduction to Political Action Plans
“A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.” – General George S. Patton Leave it to the ever colorful Patton to make the monotony of planning inspirational. He may have been in the Army (I’m contractually obligated to make fun of my brothers in the Army), but GeneralContinue reading “Introduction to Political Action Plans”
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