CEO Insider

OCTOBER 3, 2022

No business can succeed without a strategic plan. Yet, based on my fifty years of experience leading companies like Reebok and HBO Video, I’ve come to realize that often the biggest hurdle to creating a plan is figuring out exactly what business you’re in.

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

JUNE 15, 2022

Create better strategic plans by avoiding these five common mistakes. Strategic planning takes a lot of time and energy. Here are some warning signs that you can look for to determine if your strategic planning process is flawed. It is a high-resource type of exercise.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 13, 2016

As a strategy consultant, I have had the opportunity to review a lot of strategic plans over the years. It’s been truly amazing to discover just how many major organizations develop strategic plans that contain little more than a whole lot of budget estimates and revenue projections. Strategic Planning 2.0

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The Practical Leader

JULY 21, 2021

I recently had a call with a CEO about facilitating a strategic planning retreat this fall with 15 of their top leaders. Looking at the fairly typical approach they’ve used before, four common strategic planning problems immediately popped out: The agenda was loaded with about 17 reviews and updates.

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

JUNE 8, 2022

Learn about the three principles of strategic planning and how they can focus your efforts. What is a strategic plan, and why is it important? A strategic plan defines what your organization stands for. It defines the market where you compete and how you compete in that market.

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

JANUARY 11, 2024

Our reader poll today asks: How long does your organization’s strategic planning process take to complete? While 60% of you reported your strategic planning process takes less than six months, an alarming 40% report that it takes longer with 30% stating it’s more than nine months.

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General Leadership

AUGUST 21, 2015

The post Three Critical Questions for Strategic Planning appeared first on General Leadership. It’s a skill engineers have passed on to one another for centuries–does the answer I calculated make sense?… … Read the rest.

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

JULY 14, 2022

Our reader poll today asks: How frequently does your organization reassess and renew its strategic plan? More than once a year 15.45% Once per year 40.16% Once every 2-3 years 17.37% Once every 4+ years 13.51% What’s a strategic plan? 13.51% What’s the right frequency?

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Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 17, 2014

It is recommended that this anonymous composite SWOT be distributed in a strategic planning meeting; that allows for confirming what the leadership team jointly agrees to in their combined perceptions. Here is a summary of the strategic planning process: . First step (the intangibles): .

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2016

If you’re frustrated by your organization’s current strategic planning and execution processes or the outcomes from that work, you’re not alone. Here are 10 changes needed to enable a wholesale paradigm shift in strategic planning and execution methods that will significantly improve your results: 1.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Here's one more gem from the book -- the authors' recommendations for a six-step strategic planning process : Set an aspirational destination (derived from the mission and vision). Awhile back, I shared highlights from the useful book, First-Time Leader , by George Bradt and Gillian Davis.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Here's one more gem from the book -- the authors' recommendations for a six-step strategic planning process : Set an aspirational destination (derived from the mission and vision). Awhile back, I shared highlights from the useful book, First-Time Leader , by George Bradt and Gillian Davis.

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Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Strategic Planning Agenda. Below is a 1 day strategic planning workshop. Following the strategic planning meeting there was 4 follow-up meetings to refine the plan and document action steps. Objectives: Develop strategic plan for 2014+. Develop, update and refine plan through 2014.

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Mike Cardus

AUGUST 4, 2019

Strategic Planning and Team Building with Student Government. Strategic Planning & Team Building with Student Government. Mike spent the day in Buffalo NY, leading strategic planning and team-building with SUNY Erie Community College Student Government.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 31, 2015

It’s been said that “a vision without a plan is just a dream. A plan without a vision is just drudgery. But a vision with a plan can change the world.” Read my latest post over at About.com to learn the 7 basic elements of a strategic plan : vision, mission, SWOT analysis, core values, goals, objectives, and action plans.

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Engaging Leader

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

The kryptonite that threatens to kill the dreams of every entrepreneur is strategic planning. Many people have no plan and try shooting from the hip, so effort and resources are wasted or unfocused. Others get bogged down in an overly-detailed planning […]. Conquer your kryptonite and be a superhero!

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2015

The traditional approach to strategic planning might be obsolete in this fast-paced, unpredictable world. But it does not mean that planning is useless. Creating a dynamic strategic plan will enable you to respond quickly and to be creatively proactive.

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Our reader poll today asks: How frequently do you update your strategic plan? We refresh more than once per year—13% We update it annually—43% We update every couple of years—19% We rarely refresh it—12% What’s a strategic plan?—13% —13% Regular strategy review.

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Six Disciplines

JANUARY 17, 2014

Are strategic thinking and strategic planning - the same thing ? While they certainly related and complementary, thinking strategically and planning strategically are two different concepts. Let''s first consider strategic thinking , which involves viewing your organization from a holistic perspective. .

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Six Disciplines

MAY 30, 2014

In general, strategic plans can fail for two types of reasons: inappropriate strategy and poor execution. More often than not, however, it''s not that the strategic plans fail - it''s the execution that fails. BOTTOMLINE: Failure to execute (following the plan) is the primary reason why strategic plans fail.

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Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 17, 2013

For the 3rd year in a row I had the pleasure of facilitating Biel’s Document Management Strategic Plan. Strategic Planning Objectives: Develop strategic plan for 2014+. Develop, update and refine plan through 2014. Below are some photos of the strategic planning process.

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LDRLB

MARCH 26, 2012

Last May, I wrote a post entitled “Save a Tree, Stop Strategic Planning.” I still think those plans look really pretty on bookshelves. I still think Greenpeace should protest the number of trees killed each year by producing strategic plans. Does that plan even recoup the cost of making it?

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CO2

MAY 24, 2013

A dear friend of mine came over a few months ago for a glass of wine and asked me, “What’s the half-life of a strategic plan ?” ” Why is it that strategic plans start to lose their value so quickly? How can leaders boost the half-life of their strategic plans? by Gary Cohen.

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

MAY 12, 2021

When strategic planning, a SWOT helps you define your business strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. A useful tool you can use to assess the environment you’re competing in is called the SWOT analysis. SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. And typically, it’s drawn on a grid.

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The Empowered Buisness

JUNE 16, 2015

The following article — Time is Money: The 3 Different Approaches to Strategic Planning — was written by Gabriel Najera — Founder, Najera Consulting Group. Time is Money: The 3 Different Approaches to Strategic Planning. Who has the time do a strategic plan with so much work to do?”

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Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Taking some time to frame the planning is a way that asks people to think in real work, while allowing them to reach for ‘miracle solutions’ is something I have found effective. This year in a yearly strategic planning meeting I shifted the 100 days better to 1 year better. On to the Inquiry. michael cardus is create-learning.

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Mike Cardus

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

– Because of inadequate planning, panic from being over budget, and the need to hurry up because the completion date has been extended too many times – the results are poor…Because NO-ONE Planned! Strategic planning is necessary part of every Managers life. THIS WILL FIX THAT. Contact Mike today phone 1-716-629-3678.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 25, 2018

Here's one more gem from the book -- the authors' recommendations for a six-step strategic planning process : Set an aspirational destination (derived from the mission and vision). Awhile back, I shared highlights from the useful book, First-Time Leader , by George Bradt and Gillian Davis.

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David A Fields

OCTOBER 1, 2019

If you develop an annual plan for your consulting firm, there’s a decent chance you sit down with your senior team and/or advisors for a day or two to hammer out your objectives, strategies and tactics. (If If you don’t engage in any strategic planning for your consulting firm then, as the old saying goes, “When … Continued.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

Digital technology has become a guiding light in these uncertain times, taking on a more prominent role in companies’ strategic plans. These factors are redefining the shape of the global economic terrain.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 1, 2018

Here's one more gem from the book -- the authors' recommendations for a six-step strategic planning process : Set an aspirational destination (derived from the mission and vision). Awhile back, I shared highlights from the useful book, First-Time Leader , by George Bradt and Gillian Davis.

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LDRLB

MAY 31, 2011

Is strategic planning dead? How many leaders have read a strategic plan, fallen asleep, woken up hoping you didn’t snore too loud, and then tried to get through it and fill your part of the boxes in? Strategic plans read like Ikea directions. And that is my main frustration with strategic planning.

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Six Disciplines

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Are strategic thinking and strategic planning - the same thing? While they certainly related and complementary, thinking strategically and planning strategically are two different concepts. Let's first consider strategic thinking , which involves viewing your organization from a holistic perspective.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

Identifying Prime Challenges for Management Strategies In the rapidly changing business environment, management confronts many challenges that require strategic planning and astute decision-making. The traditional top-down decision-making model is replaced by inclusive stakeholder dialogues prioritizing transparency and diversity.

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CO2

AUGUST 14, 2017

According to Robert Kaplan, creator of the Balanced Scorecard, the main cause of strategic planning failure is poor execution. And Kotter International determined that, on average, 70% of new, large-scale strategic initiatives fall short of their goal, as did a similar McKinsey & Company 2009 study. It’s not too late !

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Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

SWOT Analysis: A strategic planning tool that helps executives assess an organization's Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats to make informed decisions. resource) Strategic Planning Models: Frameworks such as the BCG Matrix, Ansoff Matrix, and Porter's Five Forces help executives formulate and execute strategic plans.

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Nathan Magnuson

MARCH 25, 2013

When I was a college student, my New Venture Studies class had the opportunity to advise a local resident starting his own coffee shop. As an aspiring entrepreneur, I was excited to be involved – that is, until I realized the capital came from an inheritance. I was further perturbed when one of his first [.].

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