by Robert Bradford | Mar 18, 2016 | Strategic Planning
By 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...
by Denise Harrison | Mar 4, 2016 | Strategic Planning
By 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...
by Dana Baldwin | Feb 19, 2016 | Strategic Planning
By 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...
by Robert Bradford | Feb 5, 2016 | Strategic Planning
By 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...
by Denise Harrison | Jan 8, 2016 | Strategic Planning
By Denise Harrison, Senior Consultant Many folks take time to make resolutions at New Year’s to better themselves: lose weight, exercise more – you know the usual suspects. But do you make resolutions for what you will do as a business leader? If not, you may want...
by Denise Harrison | Dec 11, 2015 | Strategic Planning
Strategy Bits – Part 4 By Denise A. Harrison We are posting a series of blog articles with tips for your strategic planning. This is the final one. These tips are taken from the article Strategy Tips first published in Compass Points in June 2004. Your market is...
