Contractors can improve their field productivity significantly just through deliberate talent management processes. While the process of continuous forced differentiation seems harsh it is actually the kindest thing you can do for everyone on the team.
What do you love doing so much that you would practice until your fingers bled while loving every minute of it? Do you think this is realistic to achieve with your career? With the careers of your team members?
Strategy and planning are two very different things requiring two very different mindsets. Calling it “Strategic Planning” is the first place that can send teams down the wrong path.