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Did you know that the typical five-year strategic planning forecasts perform about as well as dart-throwing chimpanzees? Cognitive science and behavioral economics scholars have conducted research on ...

Why is it that when a group of managers gets together for a strategic planning session they often emerge with a document that’s devoid of “strategy”, and often ...

I remember when I first started my leadership development business 30 years ago, strategic planning was considered a top-down effort. I worked with leaders to help them create strategic plans that ...

Strategic planning is often a dreaded task for small businesses, but it doesn't have to be. By following some very specific and easy-to-implement steps, organizations of any size can develop strategic ...

Since 2010, UMass Lowell's transformative growth and development has been guided by a multi-year strategic planning process, titled UMass Lowell 2020 Strategic Plan, which provides a blueprint for how ...

When preparing for 2025 and all the unknowns the future inevitably holds, a thorough strategic plan is critical to driving meaningful outcomes for any business. Effective strategic plans reflect on ...

Strategic planning is the process of identifying where you want your company to be in the future and then charting steps to get there. However, you can't get where you want to go unless you have the ...

Cognitive science and behavioral economics scholars have conducted research on people who are the most skilled forecasters among us. Did you know that the typical five-year strategic planning forecast ...