Every business leader should use a strategic thinking process in approaching goals and overcoming obstacles. The three common components of strategic thinking in business are innovation, strategy ...

More than a decade ago I was in a leadership workshop with about a dozen deans and a few department chairs when one of them raised the subject of strategic planning. Fairly new to administration at ...

Planning feels impossible in a year of AI upheaval and global instability. Don’t freeze — use these 20 expert tips to move forward with clarity. The post 20 strategic planning tips for marketers ...

Every business book stresses the need for companies to do strategic planning. Every motivational speaker emphasizes the need to set goals to be successful in business and life. Yet few contactors have ...

As the old saying goes, failing to plan is planning to fail. Good leaders know that forethought and preparation are necessary to succeed in this sense. Yet, it's not unusual for founders, executives ...

It has been said that if you are not planning to succeed, you’re planning to fail. A lack of planning will lead to the demise of an organization, especially the fire service. Strategic planning is one ...

Most business people are familiar with the terms "strategic planning" and "strategic management". But strategic management accounting - not so much. If you want your business to flourish, you will ...

Success planning matters because research on corporate lifecycles shows that organizations clinging to founder-centric ...

As we begin the New Year, we tend to be positive and focus on the future of the year ahead. Some do this in both their personal life and professional life. The best way an organization can address the ...

Why do so many strategic plans by government agencies and jurisdictions fail, ending up on the shelf as expensive paperweights? One reason is that, too often, they’re developed by a narrow ...

Certainly, strategic plans are important to academic institutions. Colleges and universities invest a tremendous amount of time and effort (holding many meetings with various constituent groups on and ...