leaderCommunicator

MAY 17, 2012

The process of strategic planning may be reduced to that of just another paperwork exercise unless it is launched with a clear understanding on the part of those involved concerning: How much time is required? What do we expect the strategic plan to do for us? In prior strategic planning efforts, what went well?

Strategic Planning 119

Strategic Planning Planning MBO Long-term 119

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Planning has long been one of the cornerstones of management. Early in the twentieth century Henri Fayol identified the job of managers as to plan, organize, command, coordinate, and control. The capacity and willingness of managers to plan developed throughout the century. Jon Feingersh/Getty Images.

Agility 15

Agility Planning Fayol Strategic Planning 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2016

When made to seek novelty, his robots developed surprising and creative solutions to problems they could not previously solve. Stanley and Joel Lehman present their research in their new book, Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective , and argue that it has serious implications for humans as well.

Goal 8

Goal MBO Objective Management by Objectives 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Some argue that having a single global plan for each sales role (e.g. the same pay mix, metrics, plan type, and payout curve in every country) is beneficial : “A global plan aligns with the needs of global customers and creates uniformly effective and fair compensation. Develop Global Guidelines.

Globalization 8

Globalization System Incentives Guidelines 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2016

According to Deloitte’s 2016 Global Human Capital Trends study , 51% of global executives surveyed said their organizations plan to increase or significantly increase the use of contingent workers in the next three to five years; only 16% expect a decrease.

MBO 8

MBO Long-term Human Capital Outsourcing 8