by Dana Baldwin | Dec 6, 2018 | Strategic Planning
Proper strategic planning process steps are necessary for the long-term success of an organization The results should guide the future course and direction of the company, and attain success as defined by the management. What are the important steps in good strategic...
by Dana Baldwin | Oct 4, 2018 | Strategic Planning
Finding Strategic Issues that the team must resolve to produce an actionable Strategy is key in Simplified Strategic Planning We find Strategic Issues with multiple diagnostic exercises. One is an exercise we call “Winner’s Profile”. We do it for a couple of reasons....
by Dana Baldwin | Aug 23, 2018 | Strategy Implementation
Why is commitment crucial and how does an organization get and keep it? Commitment means that senior management and key personnel throughout the company buy-in to driving the company forward to reach its objectives. Therefore, they have committed to the success of...
by Dana Baldwin | Jul 26, 2018 | Competitive Strategy
Innovation Process In addition to creating an encouraging atmosphere, management must create some procedures to channel the innovation process. Although unstructured thoughts are necessary for brainstorming, they can lead to missed opportunities and wasted resources...
by Dana Baldwin | Jul 19, 2018 | Competitive Strategy
Sources of Ideas First of all, earlier we have discussed how brainstorming sessions can be sources of ideas for the innovation process. However, where do the ideas that are brought out in the brainstorming session come from? One area is inside the company. Your fellow...
