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The three reasons NOT to skip the year's mid-year progress review.
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Usually, the six month mark is the time to review progress against goals and update strategic thinking, based on changes to planning assumptions....
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How to turn a budget cut into a strategic thinking opportunity.
As the fiscal year ends, the planning teams wrap up the annual planning and distribute next year’s budgets. Ideally, this would be a time of...
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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...
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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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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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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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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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Does a strategic plan limit you?
The short answer? Yes. Is that a bad thing? No. Limitations can be a good thing. They can provide a healthy structure that improves responsiveness to...