Strategic planning is always connected to the larger vision and goals your business has. So, when you do it well, a natural, positive side effect is that everybody becomes more aligned.

For integrators, a business plan with four to six strategic bets across the functional areas strike an appropriate balance.

For many executives, the idea of formulating and implementing a strategic plan is intimidating, but if you carve out the time to ask these tough questions and answer them truthfully, I think you ...

One of the biggest logjams in strategic planning occurs when the process begins without any agreement on how decisions will be made.

Too many organizations are failing because they fail to plan. Your mission, vision, values, and objectives need to be clearly articulated and lived.

Scenario planning helps with workplace strategy and business continuity, writes Kate Bravery, partner and the global practices leader for Mercer's Career business.

The Strategic Planning Council began with research including a review of Forging the Future and an environmental scan of higher education and healthcare. Committees made up of subject matter experts ...

A contingency is a potential negative event that may occur in the future, such as a natural disaster, fraudulent activity, or ...

In the second in the series, we look at how to formulate a disaster recovery strategy and develop detailed DR plans for your organisation, while taking cloud services into account.