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Why Many Planning Sessions Are a Waste of Time and How to Fix Them

The Practical Leader

Hmm…oh, oh… Looking at the typical approach they’ve used before, four common strategic planning problems immediately popped out: The agenda was loaded with about 17 project/operational presentations/reviews and updates. The session focused on operational and tactical issues. Nap by PowerPoint. How do you know?

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Leadership & Initiative Overload | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

This is the definition of presence, and it is only when we operate in the present that real creativity, growth and innovation occur. Operating in excess of that threshold will cause increased stress, lack of attention to detail and errant decisioning. Is your rubber-band stretched so tight that it’s about to snap?

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The Big Picture of Business – Visioning Scope: Applying Vision Toward Your Organization’s Progress

Strategy Driven

Technology is a tool, which feeds into tactics. Sales is a tactic, one of dozens of tactics which an organization must pursue. Tactics feed into objectives, which feed into goals, which feed into strategy, which feeds into Vision. Generate select strategic options. Be sure that all sectors of the organization participate.

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Vision vs. Mission | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Just like an algebraic formula, business also functions according to rules governing order of operations. Tactics: the methods and means by which you assail the objectives. link] Laurie Young Hi Mike, thanks for the explanation. link] mikemyatt Thanks Tom…Keeping thing simple is something I focus on.

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Leadership Self Examination | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Section IV: Tactics. Great leaders tend to be tactical geniuses and display a strong bias to action. Leaders who operate behind a veil of secrecy are only setting themselves up for a rude awakening. They understand the difference between raw data and useful information. should anything be transparent?

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The Heart of a Warrior

N2Growth Blog

I’ve rarely come across students of military history that don’t have a great command of both strategic thinking and tactical implementation. While not all great business leaders have served in the military, those of you who possess the heart of a warrior understand the advantages you derive from your military bearing and state of mind.

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The Big Picture of Business – The Future Has Moved… and Left No Forwarding Address.

Strategy Driven

It is an ongoing process of evaluation, planning, tactical actions and benchmarking accomplishments. Futurism: ideas that inspire, manage and benchmark change. The following concepts do not constitute Futurism by themselves: sales, technology, re-engineering, marketing, research, training, operations, administration.