Sun Zi Art of War - Areas of Strategic Planning and Execution

Want to know how Sun Zi Art of War can help in your strategy planning and execution? Read on to get some ideas.

Channel Conflict in Technology Businesses

As I've been reading the trade magazines recently, I've paid particular attention to the channel magazines. A big story for several months has been the change in leadership at HP, since Mark Hurd took over as CEO from Carly Fiorina. This change has been met with much interest and concern for two reasons: 1) HP is a VERY BIG supplier to channel and 2) The company that Mark Hurd formerly led, NCR, utilized the channel to a far less extent than HP. So the natural concern is Hurd may steer HP toward a greater percentage of direct business in their distribution model.

How to Use Radionics to Help You Make the Right Business Decision

You have probably discovered that it's not easy in the business world to know whether a decision is right or wrong. It’s easy to find yourself in “analysis paralysis” when needing to chose among a long list of options. And researching all the choices can take a long time. The science of radionics can often shortcut the time-consuming process of sorting through many choices...

Our Strategic Plan is Done - Now What?

Upon completion of the strategic plan, an operating plan for the upcoming year must be prepared. An operating plan is a schedule of events and responsibilities that details the actions to be taken in order to accomplish the goals and objectives laid out in the strategic plan. The plan ensures everyone knows what needs to get done, coordinates their efforts and keeps close track of progress. Operation/Branch plans must define the objectives, timeline and resources required to meet the growth objectives of the business unit, department or branch. This level of detail is unnecessary in a strategic plan itself – in fact, it would clutter up the presentation of the long-range vision: the strategic plan focuses on the end game and what your company will look like in five years.

How To Avoid Unprofitable Niche Markets

There might be a reason that niche is empty. Find out what to look for before you leap.

Selling A Business - The Eleventh Hour Contract Change

A last minute change in the terms of a business sale can often cause it to blow up. That is costly and unfortunately far too common. This article discusses how to deal with it.

Long Term Thinking, Short Term Focus

The most precious commodity in this world is time. How many of us are time poor these days? Just seems to be a universal pandemic, especially in the western world.

Company Strategy

Each company success would greatly depend on its strategy components which are to be planned, implemented and monitored by its employees.

Strategically Planning Your Organization's Future - Keep It Real And Keep It Within The Culture

Planning strategically can be a tricky endeavor for most organizations. The first item, even before the pen is put to paper (or the keys are pressed on the keyboard) is the culture of the organization.

Monitoring And Evaluating Strategic Plans

Now you are ready with the guiding torch for your organization i.e. the strategic plan. The key requirements and associated resources and implications are well understood and based on them the bible has been prepared. Now all that you need is actual implementation of this laborious theoretical preparation.

Business Coach & Executive Coach: Is Professional Development Part of Your Strategic Action Plan?

Is investing in your professional development part of your strategic plan? Explore why and the how of this important strategy may help you increase your client loyalty.

Combining BPM And Strategic Technology Planning

Business Performance Management abbreviated BPM and commonly overlapped with enterprise resource planning or strategic planning has and ought to be directly linked with strategic technology planning. All levels of planning and strategy making and implementation decisions move in closed coordination with the overall business objective as followed by BPM.

Business - What Kind Of Plan Are You Writing?

This article highlights several important factors to consider before you write a business plan for either internal or external purposes.