Strategic business objectives are an integral part of any strategic plan. Without clear, quantifiable objectives, it's unlikely your organization's plan can succeed. In a strategic plan, objectives ...

At their broadest, strategic objectives serve an organization's ambition. A company's ambition is found in its mission and vision statements. These statements together describe the main thrust of a ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Strategic planning is an integral part of business. Work ...

My first article in this series discusses how to craft excellent strategic planning and align your team. In this second article, we delve into ways to get your team more involved and therefore, more ...

The following is reprinted with permission from AchieveIt.One of the six reasons why hospital strategic plans fail is lack of focus. Hospital executives typically pile on objective after objective, ...

Your strategy document is a $500,000 wish list that nobody knows how to execute. You’ve sat through those strategy presentations. The ones with the slick slides, the ambitious objectives, the ...

Two years ago in Army Sustainment magazine, I wrote about changes to our operational environment and the necessity of preparing to set a theater for a regionally aligned, rapidly deployable force. I ...

Clear goals, objectives and targets will help ensure that measurable progress in your strategic plan. Goals, objectives and targets should be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound ...

Top-performing CMOs have transformed marketing dialogue from traditional tactics to focusing on business outcomes, investment criteria and time horizons. Gone are the days of executive discussions ...

Then, Monday happens. Someone asks, “So what does this actually mean for how I do my job?” And the room goes quiet. The problem is strategy documents are essentially wish lists without behavioral ...