Strategic business objectives are an integral part of any strategic plan. Without clear, quantifiable objectives, it's unlikely your organization's plan can succeed. In a strategic plan, objectives ...

Your small business needs objectives -- or goals -- in order to head in the direction you want it to go. However, setting objectives and achieving them are two different matters. In order to take your ...

The following is reprinted with permission from AchieveIt.One of the six reasons why hospital strategic plans fail is lack of focus. Hospital executives typically pile on objective after objective, ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Strategic planning is an integral part of business. Work ...

Your strategy document is a $500,000 wish list that nobody knows how to execute. You’ve sat through those strategy presentations. The ones with the slick slides, the ambitious objectives, the ...

In my experience helping organizations with project portfolio management, most have struggled to truly connect to their overall strategy components. In most scenarios, the project management office ...

A marketing plan turns choices into numbers, timelines, and owners your marketing team can ship. A well crafted marketing plan ties marketing strategy, marketing efforts, and business objectives to ...

Two years ago in Army Sustainment magazine, I wrote about changes to our operational environment and the necessity of preparing to set a theater for a regionally aligned, rapidly deployable force. I ...

For many employees in today's workforce, it's incredibly important for them to understand their role in the broader organizational structure and, ultimately, how their work matters. This sentiment is ...

Any CEO will tell you that they want a better brand, more social media followers, and increased sales. Beyond that, they tend to depend on their marketing department to figure out the concrete steps ...

Then, Monday happens. Someone asks, “So what does this actually mean for how I do my job?” And the room goes quiet. The problem is strategy documents are essentially wish lists without behavioral ...