by Denise Harrison | Sep 11, 2026 | Strategic Planning, Uncategorized
We are interested in your thoughts: Why doesn’t your strategic planning process work? – please take our confidential survey by clicking on: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9RHF6PS Many CEOs would like to make their strategic planning process more effective...
by Tina | Sep 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
by Margaret Lawrence Etsy is often described as the “world’s largest flea market”. Since its beginnings in 2005, the company has created a vibrant on-line community of buyers and sellers of “handmade” and vintage items as well as craft supplies, it’s the online...
by Denise Harrison | Aug 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Denise Harrison, Executive Vice President and COO Discussions concerning waste disposal and environmental impact are showing up more frequently during strategic plan development. With disposal costs and environmental regulations increasing, companies are finding...
by Tina | Aug 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
by Margaret Lawrence Good strategic planning begins with customer focus. Knowing your market is critical, deciding which segments to pursue is a priority, but the process does not end there. To compete effectively, you need to create value for your customers in ways...
by Denise Harrison | Aug 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
Denise Harrison; EVP & COO Recently I was discussing action plan progress (or lack of progress) with the action plan team. I asked the team what are the milestones for next month? What do we need to be doing in order to achieve our objective? It surprised me that...
by Robert Bradford | Jul 31, 2026 | Uncategorized
Conventional wisdom has it that sitting still is a strategic disaster – especially in high tech, but also in more mundane industries. As with many chestnuts I hear in strategic planning meetings, this one is both true and false. It’s true because the world will...
