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Strategic thinking capabilities are a huge asset to an organization. Finding good internal strategic thinkers and leveraging them in our planning projects significantly strengthens the strategic plan our clients adopt. Maybe you are just the...
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The relationship between strategy and positioning is both the result of strategic planning in which you first set the context within which you...
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