Despite decades of shared knowledge about how to shape winning strategies and achieve results, a stunning 90 percent of businesses still fail to implement strategic goals. Research indicates an average…
Community engagement is an essential element of a vital and vibrant strategic planning program. Customers and constituents want to align with organizations they trust and believe in. Your strategic plan…
Connecting Strategic and Operational Goals and Accountabilities Spreadsheets and tables can become helpful tools to record and define pillars, strategic goals, annual goals, tactics for annual goals, and who will…
Once your organization’s written strategic plan has been shaped and the strategic, three-year goals have been defined, your most important task should now focus on what the organization will ideally…
Following your strategic planning workshop or series of leadership strategy meetings, the outtakes should result in strategic, longer-term, “SMART”[1] goals in four key “pillar” areas – Programs, Products or Services,…
In a recent poll among nearly 200 strategic planners, I asked: What part of the strategic plan often is missing? A vibrant strategic planning workshop? A clear, compelling and visual…
How crucial is effective communication for your strategic plan? Nine out of 10 organizations fail to execute strategy.[1] That’s a lot of effort taking place on the planning side, with…
Are you responsible for leading a strategic plan that actually gets implemented and delivers results? Strategic planning should be life-changing and vital. Changing Hands Bookstore based in Phoenix, Arizona hosted…
If there’s anything we’ve learned so far in 2021, employees need connection and personal affirmation, not isolation. The need for leaders to create meaningful employee experiences is a top priority…
I’m frequently asked whether there’s a difference between “strategy” and the act of “strategic planning.” The answer is a resounding YES! Strategic planning is a management process – a process…