Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. In today's fast-paced business world, strategic planning emerges as an essential tool for ...

Strategic planning has forever been a core responsibility of the CEO. During the rising tide economy of the 2010s, it was a relatively straightforward process. But when COVID-19 hit in 2019, every ...

Some research highlights that 48 percent of leaders spend less than one day per month discussing strategy. Therefore, it's hardly surprising that nearly half of all organizations– fall short of ...

The 2018 strategic planning process was an enormous effort—one that sought to meaningfully engage all voices from the College of Arts and Sciences community and to thoughtfully consider and synthesize ...

Nonprofit leaders, midlevel managers, and frontline staff sometimes view strategic planning as one more task heaped onto near-impossible workloads. After all, developing a strategic plan — by ...

Build for change, not just strategic focus: AI gives you access to real time data, but success still depends on implementation by people. Engage your teams early, communicate consistently, and design ...

If a single insight could sum up the case for strategic planning in higher education, it would be the Stoic philosopher Seneca’s observation that, if you don’t know which port you’re sailing to, “no ...

Strategic planning is a polarizing term. For some people, it’s cringeworthy, conjuring up images of long meetings that are driven more by outdated process than by purpose. I’ve been there myself; I ...

Many organizations still view strategic planning as a linear process, one with a defined start and end. First, you plan. Then you execute. Right? Once your annual plan is decidedly complete, you move ...

With ongoing workplace changes and labor shortages, companies need additional strategies around talent recruitment and worker management, which should incorporate the knowledge of talent professionals ...

The Department of Environmental Studies engaged in an approximately 18-month process in order to agree on the strategic planning document here. Pre-planning for ENVS strategic planning, including work ...