The following is a blog post reprinted with permission from AchieveIt.Okay, so this is going to be one of those “you’ve got to be kidding me” moments, what many of us call a BFO: Blinding Flash of the ...

More than a decade ago I was in a leadership workshop with about a dozen deans and a few department chairs when one of them raised the subject of strategic planning. Fairly new to administration at ...

Strategic planning is important to an organization to define values, create a cohesive visions, chart a direction and set goals for future growth. The process begins with statement of company vision ...

It has been said that if you are not planning to succeed, you’re planning to fail. A lack of planning will lead to the demise of an organization, especially the fire service. Strategic planning is one ...

Have a question about foundations? Ask the authors. They might answer it in the next installment of their monthly column on running effective foundations. As more and more foundations seek to increase ...

Strategic problem solving is a critical business skill, for both management and front-line workers. For management, a large portion of strategic problem solving involves predicting problems that ...

The leader of The Rainmaker Companies, Angie Grissom, shares lessons she's learned from working with accounting firms on their strategic plans. Welcome to On the Air with Accounting Today, I'm ...

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 ...

While strategic plans require a long view, they need to be monitored and revised as needed. This article first appeared in the April 2016 issue of HealthLeaders magazine. To thrive, or at least ...

Alfred University is at an exciting juncture. We can take pride in our 181-year history of inclusiveness. Over that period, our University has provided a remarkable intersection between opportunity ...

The Norfolk Planning Commission approved a new strategic plan that focuses on fending off flooding and promoting affordable housing.