thoughtLEADERS, LLC

JULY 13, 2022

Avoid these six pitfalls as you create your organization’s strategic plan. As you look at your organization’s strategy and your current strategic planning process, it’s critical to understand there are some really large pitfalls out there that you can fall into. First, do you lack a clear direction?

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 9, 2019

The Chief Happiness Officer therefore needs to develop a strategic plan encompassing all three aspects of MAC. What would such a strategic plan need to include? A part of your strategic plan includes facilitation: how to enable coworkers to design their work environment in a way that fits their expertise.

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The Practical Leader

JULY 21, 2021

I recently had a call with a CEO about facilitating a strategic planning retreat this fall with 15 of their top leaders. Looking at the fairly typical approach they’ve used before, four common strategic planning problems immediately popped out: The agenda was loaded with about 17 reviews and updates.

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CEO Insider

OCTOBER 3, 2022

No business can succeed without a strategic plan. Yet, based on my fifty years of experience leading companies like Reebok and HBO Video, I’ve come to realize that often the biggest hurdle to creating a plan is figuring out exactly what business you’re in.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 25, 2023

The EEOC recently unveiled its new strategic plan, which outlines its goals and initiatives for the next five years. By decoding the new EEOC strategic plan, HR leaders can get a better understanding of how the organization aims to address workplace discrimination and promote equal employment opportunities.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Transitioning to a Digital-First Approach Adopting a digital-first methodology signifies a fundamental shift where technology and data become central to decision-making and strategic planning. Addressing these challenges requires strategic planning and effective management.

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

JULY 14, 2022

Our reader poll today asks: How frequently does your organization reassess and renew its strategic plan? More than once a year 15.45% Once per year 40.16% Once every 2-3 years 17.37% Once every 4+ years 13.51% What’s a strategic plan? 13.51% What’s the right frequency?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

Digital technology has become a guiding light in these uncertain times, taking on a more prominent role in companies’ strategic plans. These factors are redefining the shape of the global economic terrain.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 22, 2024

In 2024, strategic planning remains a critical driver for business growth. Effective strategic planning requires skilled professionals who can analyze market trends, integrate digital solutions, champion sustainability, and manage financial risks.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Sometimes when you go to build your strategic plan, it can seem like there are more questions than answers. We’ve seen changing regulatory environments, disruptive technology, and natural disasters lead to a paralyzing cycle of “what ifs” that lead to inaction. One […].

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

Recently, I was engaged to lead a strategic planning exercise for a company navigating challenges resulting from the Covid pandemic. Armed with these insights, I developed a service proposal that described how we would work together in creating a strategic plan and implementing a strategic management process.

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

JANUARY 11, 2024

Our reader poll today asks: How long does your organization’s strategic planning process take to complete? While 60% of you reported your strategic planning process takes less than six months, an alarming 40% report that it takes longer with 30% stating it’s more than nine months.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 15, 2022

strategic planning, raising ideas, sharing concerns, building trust, gaining exposure to executives, navigating tough performance conversations ). Be purposeful with your time together. If it’s feasible to bring your team together in person, consider the most important work to accomplish during that time (e.g.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 22, 2018

My partners and I decided that the strategic planning process was the best experiential way that emerging leaders could shape the future of the organization. In one of the first conversations about our new strategic planning process I had with my partners, we identified Macy as one of those emerging leaders.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 30, 2017

Strategic Planning: This program crafts a strategic plan and ongoing strategy execution process, which identifies the initiatives required to move the organization form its current state to the achievement of its long-term vision. The 7 programs include: 1.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 6, 2024

Strategic Planning for Next-Gen Digital Changes To fully take advantage of emerging technologies, businesses need to include strategic planning in their operations. Strategic planning for future digital advancements requires a long-term vision, flexibility, and a readiness to adapt.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

By crafting and implementing strategic plans, CSOs guide the organization toward achieving its objectives and adapting to industry changes. CSOs also play an irreplaceable and vital role in integrating data analytics, artificial intelligence, and other technologies into strategic planning, enhancing decision-making precision.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

” My team and I are having a strategic planning meeting, and I would love for you to join us for the last hour for us to share where we landed and see what insights you may have.” I have an “A player” who I think might be looking around at other options. Be easy to help.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 16, 2019

in 2001, I worked for a boutique strategy consulting firm out of Princeton, NJ that developed and delivered high-cost elaborate strategic plans. The client would outwardly applaud the mountain-sized strategic planning document full of analysis, logic, and recommendations. Before starting Walton Consulting, Inc.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 9, 2022

We see a renewed commitment to strategic planning groups. Strategic Planning Tool: How to Engage Your Team in Better Conversation. And now, they’re adding in-person time. We’re seeing more offsites, leadership training kickoffs, executive leadership workshops, and team innovation events.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 31, 2024

The expertise of such executives goes beyond immediate problem-solving, as they also contribute to strategic planning and tactical execution, underscoring their essential role during periods of organizational change. Learn more about interim executive search by contacting N2Growth today.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The Distinct Role of Consultants in Strategic Planning While interim executives immerse themselves within an organization to drive change from the inside, consultants offer external expertise that shapes strategic planning processes.

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Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

Too Much Talk, Not Enough Action: “We have a ‘strategic’ plan. Confidence & Determination: “An army destined to defeat fights in the hope of winning” - Sun Tzu, the Art of War. It’s called doing things.” — Herb Kelleher. The Joy of Progress, and the Journey: “Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

Whether an entrepreneur requires guidance in strategic planning, communication skills, decision-making, or resilience building, it is the responsibility of the coach to identify these areas and design a comprehensive coaching plan that addresses their specific needs.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

For more on connecting your team to the “why” in your work, check out Strategic Planning Tool: How to Engage Your Team in Better Conversation. To create more clarity and ensure everyone understands what matters most: Creating Clarity: Strategic Activities For Human Centered Leaders.

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Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

In contrast to traditional problem-centric methods like SWOT, the N OISE analysis offers a powerful, solution-focused approach to strategic planning and organization development. Conclusion NOISE analysis, grounded in the principles of solution-focused thinking, offers a transformative way to approach strategic planning.

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General Leadership

APRIL 16, 2014

In a fascinating study of 60 top management teams who were engaged in an annual strategic planning, problem solving, and budget setting summit, researchers set out to determine what it was that made some teams perform better than others. Louis ’s top homebuilders.

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Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

SWOT Analysis: A strategic planning tool that helps executives assess an organization's Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats to make informed decisions. resource) Strategic Planning Models: Frameworks such as the BCG Matrix, Ansoff Matrix, and Porter's Five Forces help executives formulate and execute strategic plans.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 17, 2021

For example, becoming an expert in strategic planning, leading change, building great teams, mentoring, career management, and business analytics will increase your power. You follow their instructions, because you trust and value their advice.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Having a great plan that doesn’t translate into what team members do in their work every day is a waste of the paper it’s printed on. A CEO I worked with said “if a competitor got a copy of our strategic plan, it wouldn’t matter because they wouldn’t be able to execute the activities the way we do”.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 3, 2017

Once a solid profile is established, it can be used to inform the strategic planning processes used to build a winning strategic plan. So, it’s essential for leadership teams to pinpoint and honestly assess these capabilities.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2019

He’s facilitated more than 200 strategic planning sessions, and he’s delivered more than 500 keynotes and workshops on five continents. He is the author of How Leaders Decide: A Timeless Guide to Making Tough Choices. He is the author of How Leaders Decide: A Timeless Guide to Making Tough Choices.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 2, 2021

Future-back needs to become an organizational capability, led at the top, and permanently embedded in leadership mindsets, strategic planning processes, and organizational culture. * * * Like us on Instagram and Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 25, 2019

Once my client’s vision became more explicit and concrete, other things were able to flow from it – a new strategic plan, a new annual operational plan, and a change plan for the transition, all with the vision clearly and strongly identified within them and shared thoroughly with the workforce.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

” “I know everyone’s working from home, but HOW CAN WE run this strategic planning meeting as well as if we were in person?” ” “We don’t have the budget we did last year, but HOW CAN WE ensure this customer event is just as meaningful?”

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

“Yes, my team can do that for you,” might mean, “I’m going to have to postpone our team’s strategic planning offsite. .” You might also realize you just committed to skipping your standard quality checks. ” How to Say No at Work. Ground yourself in confidence and humility.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 18, 2021

Here are 3 sets of closely related choices – areas of focus – to help make sure you get the most from your business plan. I recently met with a CEO to organize a strategic planning meeting with his leadership team. Eliminating Pain Points vs. Progress in Strategy Execution.

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