Did you know that the typical five-year strategic planning forecasts perform about as well as dart-throwing chimpanzees? Cognitive science and behavioral economics scholars have conducted research on ...

"Strategy is the direction and scope of an organization over the long-term which achieves advantage for the organization through its configuration of resources within a challenging environment, to ...

Let's be honest. Most strategic business plans fail. There is a plethora of writing on the subject of why. My list of reasons is quite long, but I'll save that for another time. Let's focus on just ...

Assessing your current business is an absolutely mandatory analysis you must make to achieve success. The assessment needs to address where you are today, where you want to be at some point in the not ...

Daily planning is a must in any business. But if you find yourself regularly avoiding this crucial daily action, you may need to change your planning approach. Otherwise, you may find yourself ...

The business planning process is designed to answer two questions: Where are we now? Where do we want to go? The result of this process is a business plan that serves as a guide for management to run ...

The pace of change in our communities is faster than ever, and change is happening whether we are ready for it or not. Here are six steps to get on the right path as you think about your next ...

Planning is an important avenue to community emergency preparedness. The practice of emergency response planning is best thought of as a process - a continuing sequence of analyses, plan development, ...

Maybe it's the sight of that whiteboard overflowing with ideas. Or maybe it's the kinetic tumble and flow of listening to excited coworkers debate strategy. Or it could be the anticipation of seeing ...

Most advisors recognize the value of referrals, but few seem to understand the psychology and the processes that promote referrals. Most often, both parties in a referral situation measure the success ...