by Robert Bradford | Sep 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
This article is the third in a series about simplifying strategic planning to make the process faster. The key idea is to focus only on the parts of the process that provide real value. While strategy itself is critical, not every part of the process is equally...
by Robert Bradford | Sep 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
This is the second in a series of three articles about ways you can do your strategic planning faster. The first article discussed limiting the number of market segments you analyze to reduce the time needed for planning. Today, we will examine limiting the size of...
by Robert Bradford | Sep 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
Why should you want to do strategic planning faster? Simply put, the time spent planning is time taken away from other activities. In addition, if you use a facilitator or consultant, a shorter engagement will cost you less. Some companies skip planning entirely to...
by Robert Bradford | May 28, 2024 | Strategic Planning, Strategic Thinking
It’s not unusual, in strategic planning, to hear a team member say an issue is “just an operational issue”. In many cases, this may be correct – lots of operational issues don’t belong in your strategy discussions. In other cases, how your operation works can be...
by Robert Bradford | Mar 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
Sometimes executives I work with overlook culture as an important strategic building block of success. It may be that they see it as nonsense, and it may be they don’t see any return on the long and sometimes patient investment required to see results. But culture...
