Adopting new equipment and technology can involve significant changes in operational processes. Phil Harwood offers tips to make changes more seamlessly. read more
Phil Harwood shares why strategic planning can play a key role in the future of your business. read more
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
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
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
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
