Strategic management deals with the long-term goals of a business rather than the day-to-day operations. These plans often make projections that extend three to five years out. In addition to creating ...

More than a decade ago I was in a leadership workshop with about a dozen deans and a few department chairs when one of them raised the subject of strategic planning. Fairly new to administration at ...

Innovative strategic planning typically involves integrating multiple company functions. This process allows departments within a small business to build strong relationships. It also enables them to ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Jo Ann Herold As a ...

One of the best things about being a consultant is the opportunity to see so many kinds of businesses. Though different companies are certainly at different stages of their lifecycles, strategic ...

UAB’s Strategic Planning Council was launched in January 2022, and charged by President Ray Watts to refresh UAB’s 2018-2023 strategic plan, Forging the Future, to guide the institution’s continued ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I enable organizations to simplify so they can focus on valuable work. You know the annual drill: you and your teams gather data, ...

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 ...

The leader of The Rainmaker Companies, Angie Grissom, shares lessons she's learned from working with accounting firms on their strategic plans. Welcome to On the Air with Accounting Today, I'm ...

Remember the good old precoronavirus days of strategic planning in higher education? The president or provost would assemble an ungainly slate of committees for mission, finance, student success, ...