Your behavior appears to be a little unusual. Please verify that you are not a bot.


TAG: Strategic Planning

Business Insider: The importance of strategic planning for equipment and technology

September 19, 2022By
(Photo: IvelinRadkov/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images)

Adopting new equipment and technology can involve significant changes in operational processes. Phil Harwood offers tips to make changes more seamlessly. read more

Business Insider: The benefits of scenario planning

January 24, 2022By
Road to 2023 (Photo: alexsl / iStock / Getty Images / Getty Images Plus)

Phil Harwood shares why strategic planning can play a key role in the future of your business. read more

Planning for 2020 and beyond

February 13, 2020By
Ladder from 2020 to 2030 (Photo: DariaRen/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images)

Where were you in 2010? Professionally? Financially? Personally? A lot has happened in 10 years. The whole world has changed. Likely, your world has changed quite a bit, as well. 2020 marks a new decade. 2030 will be here in 10 years, ready or not. Where will you be? Professionally? Financially? Personally? At this point, we’ve seen enough decades go... read more

High Performance: The unimportance of profits

October 10, 2017By

Fall seems to be the season for strategic planning retreats in the green industry. These retreats are opportunities to discuss long-term and short-term priorities, plans and goals. I’m always somewhat surprised when profitability is not called out as a priority, which happens frequently. These companies see profits as essential—in that they would not be able to function for very long... read more

Business Basics: Making your strategy relevant

March 8, 2016By

One of the biggest challenges with strategic planning is making it real on a daily basis. Just because a plan exists doesn’t mean that day-to-day behaviors will change. Something needs to be done for there to be an impact on specific actions of individuals. Implementing strategy is where the rubber meets the road. The question is, what steps may be... read more

Simplify strategic planning

January 29, 2016By
Photo illustration: ©iStock.com/Alex Belomlinsky

Several large-scale studies have shown that most organizations in the U.S. haven’t embraced strategic planning as a regular, ongoing, essential business process. Strategic planning is usually attempted with a half-hearted approach. Not surprisingly, these attempts produce limited results. Additionally, because many strategic 
planning processes are overly complicated, it’s common for leaders to be frustrated by the time and effort expended.... read more