Strategic Management
Free Business Articles, Case Studies & Tools For Success
Strategy is an integral part of management, and a lack of strategic
planning is sure to cause you to fall short of your goals. This collection
of articles will help you focus on the key aspects of building - and implementing - successful
strategic plans.
No business is an island. Here are seven tips to help you develop strategic alliances that deliver the goods, rather than turning out to be full of hollow and unfulfilled promises.
Expert Talk > Strategic & Business Planning > Creating Future Directions
A business plan guide is a great place to start when you are getting ready to write your first business plan. But we're going to ignore the step-by-step tutorial for a moment and focus on the real world mistakes you need to avoid.
Expert Talk > Strategic & Business Planning > Creating Future Directions
Let me cut through the clutter to offer a simple framework for strategic planning that will turn your strategic plans into the results you want.
Expert Talk > Strategic & Business Planning > Creating Future Directions
Whenever anybody has a new idea or initiative, before investment dollars are won, the necessary prerequisite of a business plan is demanded, as it should be. The problem is, too often those tasked with writing the business plan are the very same people that conceived the idea, and thus they are biased even before they start.
Expert Talk > Strategic & Business Planning > Creating Future Directions
In this session we will explore an integrated approach to planning that addresses many of the problems that conventional approaches do not seem able to come to grips with.
e-Learning > Audio Seminar Library
This Learning Module has been formulated to provide leading edge perspectives and techniques on strategic planning that have been tested in the real world of board rooms and senior leadership teams, and has been designed to provide a different point of view on key areas of strategic planning responsibilities.
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While a relatively small number of executives can work together to produce a strategic plan, it requires the efforts and commitment of everyone to translate that plan into reality. This Learning Module explores the factors needed to effectively implement your strategic plans, using 5 key requirements for success.
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Ponder for a moment just how important strategic thinking, innovation and creativity has become in a corporate arena of fast-paced competition. Strategic thinking, to a great extent, has to be undertaken on a daily basis. There are no warning bells, however, it is the responsibility of management to identify opportunities and instigate sensible performance in an effort to raise results.
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Want to start a business? Start with a great business plan! The elements below will aid you in formulating and writing a dynamic plan that is sure to get you closer to fulfilling your dream.
Expert Talk > Strategic & Business Planning > Creating Future Directions
Do you ever find yourself doing something in a way that frustrates or irritates you, over and over again? Chances are that any repetitive behaviour in the way that you run your business, or your life, is just one of many ‘strategies’ you employ.
Expert Talk > Strategic & Business Planning > Thinking Strategically
Whole-of-business thinking enables you to increase the profit potential of your business. So, how can you act now to adopt a whole-of-business approach?
Expert Talk > Strategic & Business Planning > Thinking Strategically
Research shows very few companies actually know how to create an effective strategic plan AND successfully implement it in the marketplace. Is your company one of them? Follow these strategic planning strategies and you will create a marketplace strategy that actually gets results.
Expert Talk > Strategic & Business Planning > Thinking Strategically
Most of us believe that if we do things right, we will be successful. Nevertheless, few managers have been spared the frustration of seeing weeks of good hard work wasted because what we were doing right was not the right thing for our organisation at that time. Reading this article may save you from doing it again.
Expert Talk > Strategic & Business Planning > Thinking Strategically
How to segment your workforce and identify critical roles. Not everyone is equal! Not all employees possess knowledge and skills of equal strategic importance. They differ in their potential to add value, and in what they expect from work. A 'one size fits all' approach to people management is a recipe for mediocrity. The choice of segmentation model is fundamental to developing a rational and consistent approach for addressing the people management challenges ahead.
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Strategic planning is the process of developing high-level, "big
picture" plans to set a company’s strategic direction and overall
planning framework within a short (one year) to medium (three to five
years) timeframe.
Expert Talk > Strategic & Business Planning > Thinking Strategically
Business planning is not a technique - it is a complete way of running
an organisation. It is a system that needs to be implemented, maintained
and continuously improved.
Expert Talk > Strategic & Business Planning > Creating Future Directions
The success rate of marriage in Australia is reportedly higher than for
corporate strategic alliances. That’s right, the failure rate of
strategic alliances is higher than for marriage!
Expert Talk > Business Growth & Performance > Growing The Business
Over the last year, we have noticed that many organizations seem to
plan their growth - if they plan it at all, in an almost haphazard way.
Expert Talk > Strategic & Business Planning > Thinking Strategically
Do your business’s budgets bear any resemblance to its long-term
strategic objectives. "No" is not an uncommon response. A
probable reason?
Expert Talk > Strategic & Business Planning > Creating Future Directions
When Susan Williams was an employee at a removals company, customers
wanted a service her company did not offer: unpacking. So she started a
business to meet their needs.
Case Studies > Business Growth & Performance
The CEO of one of Australia's 100 fastest growing small businesses says
his success is all about finance, leadership and service.
Case Studies > Business Growth & Performance
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