For a strategic plan to be actionable, meaningful, and transformative, you must encompass those famous interrogatives from grade school — What, Why, Who, Where, When, and How — at the onset of planning.
LinkedIn can be a digital business card, résumé and Rolodex, but it can be so much more in your relationship-building arsenal.
Rather than asking how much you should donate, ask how much you really need to keep. Sometimes just a small gift makes a big difference to someone in need.
Learn from these near-heart-stopping fumbles and always proofread three times, the last time aloud before pressing the send key.
While the intricacies of organizational dynamics may be multifaceted, the essence of effective strategic planning lies in simplicity and clarity.
Now is the time to fire up our team and strategize. What culture do we have? More than what culture do we want, what culture will we need in the AI world?
Aiming to get rich fast or competing in areas where we have a disadvantage is a way to get beat badly.
Finally, we need greater precision in sustainable-growth key performance indicators. Business analytics can help sharpen the focus, clarify the metrics and provide evidence-based insights into sustainable growth strategies.
Anyone can create a podcast. Anyone can appear on a podcast. But developing and vetting these opportunities for maximum reach and impact is a team effort that requires thought, research and expertise.
There are people that we will need to carry our company forward. If we do not make them and the culture we create for them our focus, then we will not be able to count on them. Now is the time.
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