Nonprofit leaders, midlevel managers, and frontline staff sometimes view strategic planning as one more task heaped onto near-impossible workloads. After all, developing a strategic plan — by ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Jo Ann Herold As a ...

I recently helped a large industrial manufacturing company with its strategic planning process. With so much uncertainty surrounding autonomous vehicles, 5G, robotics, global trade, and the oil ...

The importance of strategic planning is a lesson that’s reiterated in business schools and boardrooms globally. The message is clear: Have no strategic plan in place, and you’re putting your business ...

Here’s how to best think about strategic planning, communication rhythms and maintaining alignment for consistent growth as you plan for next year. Daily and weekly communication rhythms ensure ...

While there is no question that AI will have a significant impact on the future of work, precisely what AI will look like in four years is yet to be determined. Many futurists suggest what’s to come, ...

Traditional strategic planning treats strategy development as a linear, one-time process. You define your purpose, analyze the market, develop your strategy, and execute for the next year or two. This ...

AI market forecasting is reshaping how organizations anticipate demand, risk, and opportunity by processing massive volumes of structured and unstructured data in near real time. Modern systems ingest ...

Jackie Jaakola is the Director of EveryCat Health Foundation, the world’s leading nonprofit focused solely on feline health research. Business leaders engage in some type of strategic planning daily.

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