Operational success is the backbone of any thriving organization, and I believe the key to achieving it lies in effective annual planning. It's crucial to reflect on the past and strategize for the ...

As the popular saying goes: A goal without a plan is just a wish. This applies to a corporate strategy. It can look great in a proverbial template, but it falls flat if there is no documented action ...

Future success requires evolving your business—not just improving your current one. Here are four ways to stay focused on strategy. As a former CEO who scaled a company to the Inc. 500 list multiple ...

Both operational guidance and operational planning help businesses achieve operational success. Operational guidance establishes codes of conduct and ethics for the organization. Operational planning, ...

The College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) conducts an operational planning (OP) process to align collective resources with our strategic plans. Each unit (department, program, ...

This is a revised column from one that Dr. Chaman Jain, the editor of the Journal of Business Forecasting (JBF), recently asked me to write. It discussed the relationship between strategic and ...

These small-group sessions provided attendees with real-world retail examples, offering practical advice on hot topics including maximizing the value of pop-up stores, tapping the power of a customer ...

While nonprofit and for-profit corporations operate in similar ways, there are often subtle operational differences. One significant place they differ is strategic planning. Although both use the same ...

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As a former CEO who scaled a company to the Inc. 500 list multiple times and successfully executed an exit, I’ve experienced firsthand the challenge of balancing strategic vision with operational ...