Strategy for records managers

I was pleased to hear this morning that nine people had signed up for my TFPL course Strategic Planning for Records Management at the end of November.

Strategic planning has enjoyed mixed fortunes over the years and  we have all become more generally aware of the limitations of fortelling the future especially in business.  However, for many of us (records managers included), the question of what best to do next remains a major pre-occupation.  Records management and records managers have traditionally thrived in the face of external pressures - just think of all the work generated by the Freedom of Information Act.  However, in "quieter times", acting with purpose and intent and being able to judge what is an appropriate and effective amount of planning to achieve that purpose will keep records managers firmly on their organisations' radar screens.