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Combat Epic Strategy Failure – Complete the Strategic planning process
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Strategic planning is a highly visible and significant undertaking for management, so it is disturbing to read the statistics on their success. 80 -...
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Are Tacticians an Obstacle in Strategy Development?
Tacticians are those brilliant folks on your team who know how to get things done. They are not typically the ones that come up with the new ideas,...
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How Can You Use Entrepreneurial Vision in Your NEW Strategic-Plan?
I live in San Francisco, so let me use a hometown illustration to answer this great question. We are well known for our sourdough bread. This type of...
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What outcomes to expect from Strategic Planning?
A successful strategic planning process produces a long-range plan to guide decision-making for years to come. Therefore, a multi-year plan document...
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What are the steps in strategic planning?
Strategic planning demands a fundamentally different mindset than day-to-day management. While managers excel at solving immediate problems through...
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Strategic Direction: Step 3 of your epic strategy
A great strategy is a great story. Based on the story of the hero’s journey, in my first article, 3 Essential Elements to Epic Strategy, I introduced...
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Your Vision: Step 2 to your epic strategy
A great strategy is a great story. Based on the story of the hero’s journey, in my first article, 3 Essential Elements to Epic Strategy, I introduced...
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Strategic Assessment: Step 1 to your epic strategy
A great strategy is a great story. Based on the hero’s journey story, in our first article, 3 Essential Elements to Epic Strategy, I introduced how...
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3 essential elements of epic strategy
A great strategy is a great story. And, like all great stories, there are classic elements which, when expertly crafted, evolve a good plan into a...
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Is Strategic Planning Still Irrelevant Today?
Once upon a time, companies were built based on a long-term vision. Constructing a strategic plan to achieve a 15, 20, or even 30-year vision was as...