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.

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Focused Momentum

JANUARY 17, 2025

While many organizations have sophisticated marketing and communications teams, translating a strategic plan into compelling messages that drive action requires a unique blend of strategic thinking and communication expertise.

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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.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 8, 2017

In the interim, here are multiple articles to start going deeper into creating a well-connected strategic plan: 8 Questions to Ask Before Launching a Strategic Planning Process. Strategic Thinking Exercises – 5 Questions to Test Vision Statement Impact. 4 Ways to Make a Strategic Planning Process Productive.

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BrainZooming

JULY 11, 2017

If an organization habitually chases tactics in the absence of strategy, we develop and introduce strategic thinking exercises to increase focus on what will create strategic impact. And if there’s nothing much in place, THEN we’ll tackle all the pieces in a strategic planning process.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 5, 2017

This type of strategic planning process: Guides the organization to greater success. More effectively creates alignment in strategic thinking. When you develop a plan from a collaborative, conversationally-driven strategy planning process , you see other tangible impacts.

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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.

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Focused Momentum

JULY 30, 2019

In the last two posts, I discussed the need for renewing strategic thinking months before budgeting as another discipline of strategic management.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 16, 2017

Based on someone reaching our website looking for reflections to kick off a strategic planning process, I started imagining adapting and wrapping strategic thinking questions in nursery rhymes. Except now, I can’t remember WHY I was thinking about using nursery rhymes. Here is one of those times.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 6, 2016

Strategic Thinking Questions to Identify What Matters for a Brand. Strategic Thinking Exercises – 5 Questions to Test Vision Statement Impact. Strategic Thinking Exercises – Group Collaboration the Right Way. Strategic Thinking Exercises – Group Collaboration the Right Way. Mike Brown.

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Focused Momentum

JULY 30, 2019

Managers consistently struggle with how to encourage innovation. In the last two posts, I discussed renewing strategic thinking months before budgeting as another discipline of strategic management. I like rabbits and I love ideas, but too many of either and you have a problem.

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BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

If you are responsible for leading the strategic planning process at your organization, dive in and tweak your process to improve its efficiency and effectiveness. 113 Ideas for Strategic Planning Process Improvement. 12 Questions to Jump Start Your Strategic Planning Process. 5 Ideas for Simplified Strategic Planning.

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BrainZooming

MAY 16, 2017

5 Things Collaborative Strategic Planning Isn’t Strategic Planning Exercises for Groups – 18 Resources to Use Today Strategic Planning – 7 Questions for Avoiding Strategic Management Failures 113 Ideas for Strategic Planning Process Improvement.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

There are a couple of different ways to apply structure to strategic planning exercises : You can enforce using templates and forms participants have to complete so their answers are uniformed and structured. After this strategic collaboration, a full-time strategic planner (i.e.,

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Focused Momentum

JANUARY 6, 2025

There is no nice way to say this: Strategic plans often fail because senior management neglects to ensure new strategic thinking is adopted and supported throughout their organization.

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Focused Momentum

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Reviewing the core concepts of strategic thinking and digging deep into long-range goals at the start of detailed planning, at decision-making milestones, and when results are visible is vital to ensuring a new strategic direction is well understood and embraced.

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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.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 20, 2017

Related posts 113 Ideas for Strategic Planning Process Improvement Creating Strategic Impact – The Brainzooming Group Strategic Planning Toolkit Strategic Planning Exercises – Two Types of Structure, One Works Strategic Planning Benefits – 18 Ways Strategic Planning Helps Your Organization Strategic Planning – 7 Questions for Avoiding Strategic (..)

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BrainZooming

MARCH 28, 2016

You need to download this FREE Brainzooming eBook, published with the Global Strategic Management Institute. Related posts The Third Day of Life-Changing Gifts – Giving the Okay to Challenge Thinking Strategic Planning – 7 Questions for Avoiding Strategic Management Failures Don’t Overthink It?

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CMOE

AUGUST 21, 2019

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

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Eddielogic

MARCH 21, 2016

Strategic thinking and mental boxes are two things that don’t fit together very well. Strategic thinking – as well as creativity – has to take place outside well-known mental boxes. During my readings I came across two very different quotas about the problem with strategy and boxes or categories.

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Leapfrogging

JANUARY 23, 2025

Engaging with real scenarios will enable you to hone your analytical and strategic thinking skills. Look for courses in: Strategic Management Business Analytics Financial Analysis Tables can help illustrate the potential benefits of different courses. Volunteer for strategy projects at your current job.

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Leapfrogging

JANUARY 23, 2025

These courses often focus on key areas such as strategic management, business analysis, and competitive strategy. Engage in projects that require strategic thinking and problem-solving. Look for mentors through networking events, LinkedIn, or business strategy consultant training options.

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