So you’ve set some goals, you’re feeling ambitious, and you’ve promised yourself that you’re going to follow through. You’re determined to make this year better than the last. And hopefully, it works out that way. But you’ve seen the reality, too. In spite of a sensible plan and good intentions, most people find themselves off [...]
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6 Ways To Build A Stronger Strategic Plan
Posted by on April 17th, 2010
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Comments OffStrategic Planning for Non-profit and For-profit Organizations
Posted by on January 27th, 2010
Do it now or do it over – with strategic planning, mission and vision statements come first. Proper building blocks for strategic planning, whether for-profit or non-profit organizations, begins with well crafted mission and vision statements. “There aren’t short cuts for such important actions,” states Don Midgett, business consultant and author of Mission and [...]
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Posted by on January 27th, 2010
Copyright (c) 2007 Gayla Hodges At this time of year, many companies look to the future and put together a Strategic Plan and/or a Business Plan for the coming year(s). For many, this has become a matter of looking at the last plan and changing the numbers to match new goals. If this [...]
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