by Denise Harrison | Aug 22, 2014 | Strategic Planning
By Denise Harrison, Senior Consultant First published in Course and Direction in March 2008 1. As CEO, are you tired of acting as a referee caused by turf battles between businesses or functional areas? Developing a strategic plan allows team members to develop...
by Denise Harrison | Jul 31, 2014 | Strategic Planning
By Denise Harrison In their well-researched book, entitled The Price Advantage the authors (Baker, Marn, and Zawada) use the following statistics to highlight the importance of pricing: Operating Profit Improvement Per 1% Improvement in: A 1% increase in price...
by Denise Harrison | Jul 25, 2014 | Strategic Planning
by Denise Harrison Reprinted from October 2006 During the course of strategic planning your company will look at threats — outside forces that can severely impact your company’s success. Often the analysis of threats includes looking at how you mitigate...
by Denise Harrison | Jun 13, 2014 | Strategic Planning
By Denise Harrison, Executive Vice President & COO Reprinted from Course and Direction March 2007 Is strategic planning dead? Many so-called experts criticize the time spent on evaluating the core businesses and current competition as myopic. They point out that...
