Recalibrated, iterated, call it what you want. Every personal, professional, or corporate strategic plan needs consistent focus and, at times, course adjustment. A strong brand needs to be codified ...

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 ...

Maternal and Family Health Services, the largest provider in Pennsylvania of the food aid program for low-income mothers and ...

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 ...

As the old saying goes, failing to plan is planning to fail. Good leaders know that forethought and preparation are necessary to succeed in this sense. Yet, it's not unusual for founders, executives ...

It has been said that if you are not planning to succeed, you’re planning to fail. A lack of planning will lead to the demise of an organization, especially the fire service. Strategic planning is one ...

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 ...

As another year winds down, leaders often fall into one of two costly traps: prematurely shifting focus to next year’s goals or charging through December on frenzied autopilot. Both are missed ...

Kyle Frizzelle is a partner at NC Planning and leads the firm’s estate planning group, known for combining strategic insight with a clear, client-focused approach to complex legacy and business ...