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Change your organization's approach to strategic planning by learning from Amazon
Why up to 75% of organizations fail to implement their strategic plans—and what you must change to help yours succeed
Companies desperately need to demystify what strategy really is and get back to the basics of doing it well.
A “good culture” isn't good enough. Organizations must align their strategy and their culture to retain their competitive advantage
Classifying your environment can help decide how your organization should respond—but watch out for these biases
Organizations need a modern approach to long-term strategic planning: one that increases agility and endurance for ongoing change
What's the role of planning in an era of unrelenting change?
Historical and biological lessons to understand how organizations can adapt to scarce resources and fierce competition
Amazon's unique annual planning process incentivizes leaders and teams to think big while supporting cross-divisional goals
It’s 4:30pm on a Friday and your team has to make a critical decision by the close of business but you’re on an overseas flight, unreachable and unable to help. The team has two options on the table and both seem equally compelling although each have long-term consequences if they get it wrong. How will the team know, without being able to check in with you, which call is the right call to make?
As a leader faced with uncertainty and questions, it's all too easy to be lured into the latest management fad. But if you bounce your team from one business book to another, you'll confuse and exhaust them.