Small-business owners or executive management teams create the long-term, big-picture strategies that help their companies grow. This strategic planning takes place months or years in advance and ...

During the planning process, a small business's owner and team forecast -- or model -- the company's future in terms of the strategic actions that will be taken in order to reach the company's goals, ...

Best in class and high performing organizations often have one thing in common: they have a strategic plan in place and use it to provide direction and focus for all employees. Without a strategic ...

Most people don’t plan to fail; they fail to plan. This adage has been around for a long time and still remains true. In my experience as a business consultant and leadership coach, I find that few ...

To better understand the need for strategic planning in the fire service, let's look at some very basic topics. First, it is critical to develop an understanding of strategic planning. Once we ...

When survival of a country or an organisation is at stake, strategies to deal with a crisis situation are adopted. Composed of strategic planning and strategic thinking, those trying to manage a ...

Over the last several months, my column has discussed the major steps in the Strategic Planning Process. That Process sequentially involves the following major elements: (1) the establishment of a ...

Making informed decisions is paramount for individuals and businesses alike when it comes to finances. Strategic planning and scenario analysis are indispensable tools that provide clarity and ...

In a constantly shifting business landscape driven by hyper-competition and accelerating rates of change, company managements from small boutique firms to large enterprises increasingly are realizing ...

As the China’s next national defense white paper should be forthcoming this summer, the Central Military Commission’s Strategic Planning Office, an organization that may play a critical role in its ...