The following is an excerpt of a blog post reprinted with permission from AchieveIt.By nature, planning takes on a top-down approach, as the senior-most executives gather together to discuss the ...

As CEOs plan for 2026, uncertainty and rapid change can make it easy to get stuck in incremental thinking. From persistent ...

As the old saying goes, failing to plan is planning to fail. Good leaders know that forethought and preparation are necessary to succeed in this sense. Yet, it's not unusual for founders, executives ...

Most business people are familiar with the terms "strategic planning" and "strategic management". But strategic management accounting - not so much. If you want your business to flourish, you will ...

Strategic management involves long-term plans and objectives that allow a company to leverage capabilities, increase opportunities, and achieve competitive advantage. Although there are many ...

Defining strategic management has never been easy. I recently confronted this problem again while teaching two courses on strategic management this past summer. I have taught strategic management many ...

First, it’s helpful to provide the definition of a strategic plan. A strategic plan is a guiding, visionary document highlighting the specific goals and actions that differentiate an organization and ...

As we begin the New Year, we tend to be positive and focus on the future of the year ahead. Some do this in both their personal life and professional life. The best way an organization can address the ...

Note: This article is the second in a series about how firms can successfully reassess and reimagine their business models. Read the first article here. Failure to plan is planning for failure. That ...