Cecilia Lynch

Cecilia Lynch, founder, CEO, and chief strategist at Focused Momentum LLC, a leading authority on strategic thinking and strategy development. She is the creator of Strategy Class®, the training program she launched to demystify the overwhelming task of developing a strategic plan using her proprietary tools and planning methods.

Strategic Focus

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Three Symptoms You may Lack Strategic Focus (and what to do about it!)

A constant in strategic management is the need to respond quickly to perceived threats or potential opportunities. More than ever before, the speed of decision-making is as important as the decision itself.

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Slow down and move ahead - sounds like summer to me.

A slower pace, time to reconnect with friends and family, spending more time out of doors, or finally setting off on a trip months in the planning;...

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Connect Progress with the Plan at Mid-Year.

Leading a project, team, or company can feel all-consuming. There is so much time and attention taken by planning and managing that the equally...

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Emerging Strategic Issues

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An Obstacle to Resolve or a Bona Fide Emerging Issue?

A measure of strategic management capabilities is how well a leadership team can balance responding to market conditions and staying focused on...

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Commitment to Success; Make Tough Decisions Early

While it is true that one of the benefits of investing the time to define a clear strategic direction is that it helps in decision-making, it is also...

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align planning cycles

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Sustain Strategic Focus: Align with External Cycles

Gaining a different perspective is enlightening. Embracing new influences can be transformational. However, integrating theseon success are ideal...

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strategic thinking

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Why is Strategic Thinking Important - now more than ever

For years, “strategic thinking” has been reserved for executive team meetings or board rooms as part of a firm’s strategic planning process. However,...

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How to look for strategic business partners?

Partnering has become a favored strategy to achieve growth goals. Favored because it is often faster to partner than to take the time to build what...

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Don’t Bite! Your mantra to successfully lead strategy implementation.

If you are like most of us, building something you're proud of makes you excited to share it. But in strategy development, the enthusiasm of working...

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tip to hire a strategic planner

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How to hire your next strategic planner?

Bringing an outside expert in to assist a strategic planning effort is typically a significant consulting investment for an organization. Considering...

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