Effective implementation of strategic plans is essential for any organization's success, but it's harder than it looks. A 2018 management research study concluded that only 20 to 30 percent of ...

While many companies focus on developing plans, the most important element in planning is implementation. Making the plan happen is critical as it is the actual execution that leads to results.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I enable organizations to simplify so they can focus on valuable work. You know the annual drill: you and your teams gather data, ...

Our institutional mission, vision and core values provide the framework. They reflect who we are, what we do, and how we make the world a better place, now and into the future. See our current mission ...

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Nikki Little is the senior VP at Franco and an integrated communications professional with more than 17 years of experience. My first inclination when starting this article was to write that as we ...

Why do so many strategic plans by government agencies and jurisdictions fail, ending up on the shelf as expensive paperweights? One reason is that, too often, they’re developed by a narrow ...

This academic year we’ve been busy rolling out the next set of strategic initiatives to get UTSA closer to our destinations as a great research university, model for student success and exemplar for ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indianapolis Department of Public Works (Indy DPW) is creating a Greenways Strategic Implementation Plan, which Indy DPW describes as guiding the city “as it identifies how ...

After facilitating strategic planning sessions for dozens of fast-growing companies, I’ve observed a consistent pattern that separates high-performing leadership teams from those that struggle with ...