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4 Strategic Planning Traps and How to Avoid Them

The Practical Leader

I recently had a call with a CEO about facilitating a strategic planning retreat this fall with 15 of their top leaders. The CEO sent me their draft agenda for the session. Make good use of your time together so your planning is truly strategic. Nap by PowerPoint.

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To Build Your Strategic Plan, First Know What Business You’re In

CEO Insider

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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Company Strategic Planning Agenda

Mike Cardus

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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075: Conquer the Entrepreneur’s Kryptonite: Simple Strategic Planning | with James Woosley

Engaging Leader

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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Forget Fiduciary Trust – CEOs Have a Bigger Job

CEO Insider

Which metrics do you like to use when presenting to your Board of Directors or adjusting your strategic plan? The post Forget Fiduciary Trust – CEOs Have a Bigger Job appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine. In addition to the usual financials, I find it interesting to ask fellow business leaders about the bellwethers they monitor.

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The Power of the Process

Lead Change Blog

Recently, I was engaged to lead a strategic planning exercise for a company navigating challenges resulting from the Covid pandemic. The first meeting was with a board member and the CEO to discuss details about the company’s situation. —————— An effective operating plan is strategic.

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Revitalizing Strategic Planning: Workshop

Mike Cardus

– 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.