Each year program managers at banks and credit unions ask their advisors for a written plan illustrating how they're going to reach their goals for the next year. And practice management consultants ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Jo Ann Herold As a ...

Did you know that the typical five-year strategic planning forecasts perform about as well as dart-throwing chimpanzees? Cognitive science and behavioral economics scholars have conducted research on ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Strategic planning is an organization’s process of defining its strategy or direction and making decisions on allocating its resources to ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In a fast-paced business world, it’s easy to fall into the trap of trying to do everything as quickly as possible. However, this can lead ...

A financial plan is a blueprint, a roadmap that shows your financial situation, your goals and the approach you need to take to achieve those goals. The goals could be to save money for a house, ...

This is a revised column from one that Dr. Chaman Jain, the editor of the Journal of Business Forecasting (JBF), recently asked me to write. It discussed the relationship between strategic and ...

In June 2024, the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) launched an ambitious strategic planning process. Now, after a year of engagement, we are proud to share our new five-year ...

Cognitive science and behavioral economics scholars have conducted research on people who are the most skilled forecasters among us. Did you know that the typical five-year strategic planning forecast ...