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Strategic Planning - Implementing and Execution

Strategic planning has no value unless the plans can be implemented and executed properly. Thinking has to be translated into action. Here you find help with implementing your plans and making them come alive.

What Really Drives Your Strategy?
By na: For better or worse, why do so many companies veer off their strategic plan? Look for a disconnect between strategy and how resources are allocated, say Harvard Business School's Joseph L. Bower and Clark G. Gilbert.

: Strategic planning: five rules for implementing your plan - Strictly Business
By Steve Maltzman: Why do so many of our long-range business plans turn out the same way? Most often it's because we implement these ideas the way we try to run our first marathon. We just grab some shoes and start running without committing to a strategy for reaching our goal.

Why Do Managers Fail to Act on Their Predictions?
By Jim Heskett: In "Predictable Surprises: The Disasters You Should Have Seen Coming and How to Prevent Them," the authors contend that a predictable surprise has several discerning characteristics

How to Implement Strategic Planning: Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Values, More
By Susan M. Heathfield: The strategic planning how-to question strikes at the heart of how to make change of any kind happen in your organization. Start by answering why your organization might want to embark on a strategic planning process. Want to be one of the organizations, in which employees understand the mission and goals? They enjoy a 29 percent greater return than other firms.

Bridge the Gap Between Strategy and Tactics: Part 1
By Jonathan Byrnes: Profitability management, the theme of this column, is all about translating great strategies into sound plans -- and sound plans into effective tactical actions

 

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Updated On: 11-May-2012 - 16:16:53