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Strategic Planning for a Teenager
When my nephew was 15, he came to live with my wife and I. He was a bright kid, but due to circumstances surrounding his ...
Strategy Alignment
Developing a strategic plan can result in a new direction and set of initiatives that require an organization to begin operating differently. For example, an ...
Strategy Execution: Moving the Plan from Paper to Implementation
Strategic plans often fail due to a lack of focus on implementation. For all too often, great plans are placed in binders and gather dust ...
The Annual Strategy Update
Critical to the success of any strategic plan is the process used for monitoring and updating the plan. At Leadership Strategies, we believe a strategic ...
Just Trust the Process?
I am about to say what for many might be considered facilitation blasphemy. When I hear a facilitator say to participants, “Just trust the process,” ...
Ice Breakers
Establish Your Purpose For many who call themselves facilitators, using icebreakers is simply part of the profession. How do you use ice breakers? And when ...
An Internal Facilitator Assessment Program
The Problem Organizations around the globe are assembling teams of facilitators to help their organizations plan and execute more effective meetings. Yet, how do you ...
Recognizing the Need for Facilitation
Most managers today would agree that facilitation skills can be useful in many situations, from project planning to team development. But how do you know ...
Key Questions When Choosing a Facilitator
Organizations seeking a facilitator can use our FindaFacilitator.com Database to help guide them in choosing a facilitator. The database includes facilitator information on process experience, ...
The Drivers Model: Your Competitive Advantage
“So Michael, what is your competitive advantage when it comes to strategic planning? Why should an organization hire your team to help them with strategy? ...
The Masterful Strategy Meeting
“I would like for our management team to go away for a couple of days to spend some time thinking about the future. We get ...
The Facilitator Neutrality Dilemma: Do I or Don’t I Stay Neutral?
As a facilitator, have you ever found yourself in the neutrality dilemma? I suspect you have an idea of what I mean by this. Text ...
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