Strategic Planning Best Practice 1 – Make the Mission Measurable
An organization’s mission statement defines its purpose, its reason for being. These statements, however, tend to be broad and somewhat vague; making it difficult to identify the specific products, services, initiatives, and people that will most directly enable the organization to achieve its purpose. Making the mission measurable provides the added clarity needed to focus [...]
Read moreStrategic Planning – Introduction
A company’s true value is largely determined by its long-term performance potential as shaped by management’s decisions made today. These decisions guide the translation of the company’s mission, its purpose for existing, into the products and services it provides and hopefully the market wants. Strategic planning is an iterative, ongoing process consisting of: Analysis: assessment [...]
Read moreManagement – Introduction
The terms management and leadership are often used interchangeably and managers are frequently assumed to be leaders. Nothing could be further from the truth. The function of the manager, and therefore the definition of management, is to direct or supervise the resources under his or her charge to the accomplishment of managed group’s assigned work. [...]
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Welcome to StrategyDriven, the website dedicated to providing executives and managers with the planning and execution tools needed to create greater organizational alignment and accountability for achievement of superior results. We believe creation of a clear, forward-looking strategy, translatable to the day-to-day activities of all organization members, is critical to realizing success in today’s fast [...]
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