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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tactical planning takes a company's strategic plan and sets forth specific short-term actions and plans, usually by company department or function. The tactical planning horizon is shorter than the ...

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 College of Arts and Sciences ensures that each student leaves UAB with the knowledge and tools to succeed in an expanding and increasingly connected world. Community members expressed a value of ...

Strategic planning is dead, as I wrote recent on this forum. However, the needs that created strategic planning continue, so something must take its place. All business decisions are forward looking.