Focused Momentum

MAY 16, 2019

With a strategic plan complete, the leadership challenge switches from strategic thinking to strategic management. Fundamental to the successful management of a new strategic direction is an organization's ability to guide strategy implementation while managing the current plans and commitments.

Strategy 66

Strategy Strategy Strategic Management Strategic Thinking 66

Focused Momentum

APRIL 17, 2019

A mission statement can inspire and fulfill a unique role in your strategic management toolkit , but they often play a boring role in the organizations that have them. It is because when given the chance, groups tend to want to spend our precious strategic thinking time wordsmithing.

Strategic Management 60

Strategic Management Strategic Thinking Leadership Groups 60

Focused Momentum

JANUARY 15, 2019

Implementation of a new strategic direction typically starts strong when the energy unleashed from the fun of strategic thinking is fresh. Later, once the transactional aspect of operations takes over everyone’s mindshare, it is harder to keep this energy alive, and thus the momentum on strategic goals can wane.

Leadership 49

Leadership Strategic Thinking Strategic Management Management 49

BrainZooming

DECEMBER 4, 2017

In it, we share actionable ideas for turning tactical accounting reviews into strategic conversations balancing business results with the financial underpinning necessary to achieve them. Get your copy of 3 Ways to Turn Budget Meetings into Strategic Activities and grow your strategic leadership to drive better business results!

Meeting 94

Meeting Strategic Thinking eBook Strategic Management 94

BrainZooming

APRIL 11, 2017

We wanted a strategic target to align IT strategy and innovation initiatives to support the organization in realizing its overall vision. We instead used previous exposure, strategic thinking exercises with the IT team and others, and strategic business sense to describe what it seemed a corporate target would encompass.

Exercises 89

Exercises Technical Review eBook Guidelines 89

BrainZooming

MAY 16, 2017

Typical complaints about a strategic planning process. If you have a role in strategic planning, do any of these describe your situation? You have a strategic plan completed by a small senior leadership team. The executive director, on the other hand, is not inclined to want to complete a strategic plan.

Exercises 83

Exercises eBook Leadership Collaboration 83

CMOE

AUGUST 21, 2019

This is the fourth installment of a four part series about leadership quotes. This section will cover inspirational quotes about strategic management.

Strategy 40

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