M Dana Baldwin, Senior Consultant What is there about strategic planning that keeps companies from making the effort to plan their futures? Why are companies afraid to plan? We have some experience in overcoming this hesitancy through exposing companies to strategic planning in our seminars: Simplified Strategic Planning. Let’s look at some of the reasons […]
Continue readingBy M. Dana Baldwin, Senior Consultant Note: This article is part of a series taken from Dana Baldwin’s article Improve Morale-Increase Motivation originally published in Compass Points in January 2003. Although this article was written in 2003, these tips are timeless. In previous posts we’ve discussed what affects morale. In the post last week we […]
Continue readingM. Dana Baldwin, Senior Consultant, CSSP, Inc. Note: This article is part of a series taken from Dana Baldwin’s article Improve Morale-Increase Motivation originally published in Compass Points in January 2003. Although this article was written in 2003, these tips are timeless. In Part One, we defined morale and motivation and said that one way […]
Continue readingBy Robert W. Bradford, President & CEO In a word, no. There is no perfect strategy, and even the best strategy can become obsolete given time. Strategy is about finding what works, and in a world of imperfect information, that can mean experimentation. This fact makes good strategy a daunting prospect to some entrepreneurs and […]
Continue readingM. Dana Baldwin, Senior Consultant Note: This article is part of a series taken from Dana Baldwin’s article Improve Morale-Increase Motivation originally published in Compass Points in January 2003. Although this article was written in 2003, these tips are timeless. In Part One, we defined morale and motivation and said that one way to improve morale […]
Continue readingBy Denise Harrison, Senior Consultant How do you anticipate unexpected outcomes from good ideas? Flint, Michigan under financial duress made many decisions to improve its financial condition. One decision was to change its water source from Detroit Water Sewerage Department (DWSD) to an alternative, cheaper source. The three year transition plan was put in place. […]
Continue readingBy M. Dana Baldwin, Senior Consultant Note: This article is part of a series taken from Dana Baldwin’s article Improve Morale-Increase Motivation originally published in Compass Points in January 2003. Although this article was written in 2003, these tips are timeless. In Part One, we defined morale and motivation and said that one way to […]
Continue readingBy M. Dana Baldwin, Senior Consultant In strategic planning, we often talk about “SMART” objectives. But when it comes down to actually picking our objectives, are we really being smart, or are we simply reaching for an easy way out? We define an objective as a task or project that is necessary to accomplish, but for […]
Continue readingM. Dana Baldwin, Senior Consultant, CSSP, Inc. Note: This article is part of a series taken from Dana Baldwin’s article Improve Morale-Increase Motivation originally published in Compass Points in January 2003. Although this article was written in 2003, these tips are timeless. In Part One, we defined morale and motivation and said that one way to […]
Continue readingBy Robert W. Bradford, President and CEO In the thousands of strategic planning meetings we’ve conducted, we’ve run into a fair amount of threats. Interestingly, some of those threats – even those deemed extremely unlikely – have come to pass with some clients. One unlikely benefit of these otherwise bad experiences is that I’ve been […]
Continue readingBy M. Dana Baldwin, Senior Consultant, CSSP, Inc. Note: This article is part of a series taken from Dana Baldwin’s article Improve Morale-Increase Motivation originally published in Compass Points in January 2003. Although this article was written in 2003, these tips are timeless. In Part One, we defined morale and motivation and said that one way […]
Continue readingBy Dana Baldwin, Senior Consultant, CSSP, Inc. Note: This article is part of a series taken from Dana Baldwin’s article Improve Morale-Increase Motivation originally published in Compass Points in January 2003. Although this article was written in 2003, these tips are timeless. During these tough economic times, with all the bad news hitting the headlines, […]
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