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The Year Is Half Over…Do You Know Where Your Strategic Plan Is?

CO2

According to Robert Kaplan, creator of the Balanced Scorecard, the main cause of strategic planning failure is poor execution. These are pretty sobering statistics, given all the time and effort you and your management team likely put into the preparation of your strategic plan. If you aren’t sure, you’re not alone.

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The Year Is Half Over…Do You Know Where Your Strategic Plan Is?

CO2

According to Robert Kaplan, creator of the Balanced Scorecard, the main cause of strategic planning failure is poor execution. These are pretty sobering statistics, given all the time and effort you and your management team likely put into the preparation of your strategic plan. If you aren’t sure, you’re not alone.

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With Change Agents, One Size Does Not Fit All

Harvard Business Review

Prado tapped a broader and more basic energy source that effective transformational leaders are able access, and that must come before concrete and specific strategies, plans, and business actions. The next step is recognizing the specific opportunities and tactics it will take to fulfill the picture painted by the transformational leader.

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The Big Picture of Business – Becoming a Legend

Strategy Driven

The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. However, recognition programs are a balanced scorecard that involves the scrutiny of the company and its leaders by credible outside sources. The Big Picture of Business – Yesterdayism… Learning from the Past, Planning for the Future.

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Explain Your New Strategy By Emphasizing What It Isn’t

Harvard Business Review

Then ask the student to “compare and contrast” the vacuum salesman’s approach with a peace negotiator’s tactic of asking for a small and relatively unimportant parcel of land before requesting a large payment of reparations. As a result, most leaders score a C- in strategy comprehension. Does this sound familiar?