We’re in the thick of strategic planning season—a time of big binders, slide decks, and multi-day meetings designed to map out the future. But when the unexpected hits, how much of that work actually ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Jo Ann Herold As a ...

Traditional, complex strategic planning doesn’t suit modern entrepreneurs. Instead, focus on a lean, agile and actionable strategy that you can start implementing in days, not quarters. Define where ...

Maternal and Family Health Services, the largest provider in Pennsylvania of the food aid program for low-income mothers and ...

Successful leaders have to keep multiple plates spinning. Long-term planning is a continuous process, one that requires grit, determination and resilience. Business leaders have faced extraordinary ...

It has been said that if you are not planning to succeed, you’re planning to fail. A lack of planning will lead to the demise of an organization, especially the fire service. Strategic planning is one ...

Instead of asking once a year, “What is our strategy?”, executive teams are asking, “What are we learning right now that ...

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 ...

At Society 54, we believe strategy shouldn't be confined to a binder or pulled out for review only once a year. It should be actionable, dynamic, and directly tied to real-time insights into your firm ...

In June 2024, the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) launched an ambitious strategic planning process. Now, after a year of engagement, we are proud to share our new five-year ...

I’ve seen this firsthand working with organizations across industries. What used to be a solid year-long strategy window has shrunk to quarters, or even weeks. AI speeds up everything. It’s not just ...