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 ...

Repeating the same action over and over expecting a different outcome– that’s the definition of insanity. Still, when it comes to strategic planning many companies simply open last year's slide deck, ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Traditional, complex strategic planning doesn’t suit modern entrepreneurs. Instead, focus on a lean, agile and actionable strategy that you can start implementing in days, not quarters. Define where ...

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 ...

Operational headcount planning isn’t holding up in an age of digital transformation and AI integration. The leaves haven’t turned quite yet, and your coffee may not taste like pumpkin spice, but one ...

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 ...

A year ago, Jon Hoffmann saw waning interest in his bread-and-butter consulting work of helping charities draft strategic plans. Nonprofits expected plenty of immediate uncertainty, and few wanted to ...