Strategic Planning

With limited-to-no-budgets for strategic planning, it’s a tragedy that many small companies and nonprofits bypass this essential, future-shaping process. With a bit creativity, a strategic planning program can be hosted…

Strategic management is a continuous process that draws together an entire enterprise, from senior management to work-teams, to devise and deliver a strategy to achieve that future. The process includes…

As a strategy consultant for three decades, I’ve seen firsthand how strategy shaping can enhance cohesive employee teamwork – internal social capital – throughout organizations.In fact, an organization’s strategy process…

Here’s an embarrassing, uncomfortable topic:  Data shows that more than 90 percent of organizations fail to implement their strategic plans. In fact, some plans simply disappear – they’re nowhere to…

An organization’s stakeholder value proposition is an important part of strategy, along with a firm’s vision and mission.   The classic definition of strategy is this:  A set of choices…

Threatcasting is a very intriguing word describing a methodology used to bring together many perspectives to examine a range of issues and threats that could impact 10 years into the…

The new year is a time when many organizations consider strategic planning. Strategic planning is part of strategic management – a continuous process that draws together an entire enterprise, from…

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…

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…