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It's summertime, which means soon the fiscal year will end and a new one will start, and strategic plans are in full swing. While broad strategies like the REP (reach, events and positioning) ...

Cognitive science and behavioral economics scholars have conducted research on people who are the most skilled forecasters among us. Did you know that the typical five-year strategic planning forecast ...

Strategic planning is difficult and its track record is notoriously bad. According to estimates, only 10-30 percent of all strategic plans get implemented as intended. One key reason is that people ...

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 ...

Embracing Practical Measures The discussion reflects an overall optimism that emerges from having a concrete plan. Instead of being driven by a nebulous desire to reduce work obligations, the plan is ...

When I started Cutler PR six years ago, I didn’t have time to ponder and strategize over complex business plans. I needed to dedicate every second to getting results for our clients so that we could ...

In the fall of 2022, UMass Lowell began a new strategic plan under the leadership of its new chancellor, Julie Chen. In addition to academic and research initiatives, this strategic plan will include ...