Strategic Planning Archives | Vistage Research Center http://www.vistage.com/research-center/category/business-leadership/strategic-planning/feed/ Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Fri, 16 Feb 2024 21:28:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.4 3 reasons why CEOs need to rethink strategic planning in 2024 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20240219-strategic-planning-joe-galvin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20240219-strategic-planning-joe-galvin https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20240219-strategic-planning-joe-galvin/#respond Mon, 19 Feb 2024 16:24:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=45172 Strategic planning has forever been a core responsibility of the CEO. During the rising-tide economy of the 2010s, it was a relatively straightforward process. But when COVID-19 hit in 2020, every leader in the world’s strategic plan blew up overnight....

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20240219-strategic-planning-joe-galvin/feed/ 0 What are the biggest challenges for SMEs in 2024? https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/what-are-the-biggest-challenges-for-smes-in-2024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-are-the-biggest-challenges-for-smes-in-2024 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/what-are-the-biggest-challenges-for-smes-in-2024/#respond Fri, 19 Jan 2024 12:06:23 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/uncategorized/what-are-the-biggest-challenges-for-smes-in-2024/ How confident are you of business success in 2024?  What are your predictions for the UK economy in the next 12 months?  It’s time for us to reveal the results of our Q4 2023 Vistage CEO Confidence Index. Our regular...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/what-are-the-biggest-challenges-for-smes-in-2024/feed/ 0 4 experts share their imperatives for strategic planning [New Report] https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20231208-strategic-planning-report/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20231208-strategic-planning-report https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20231208-strategic-planning-report/#respond Fri, 08 Dec 2023 16:46:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=44833 Disruptions have accelerated changes, and the forecast of a recession in the economic climate has put more pressure on CEOs than ever before. Leaders set the vision, goals and outcomes that are tied to growth, and that road map to...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20231208-strategic-planning-report/feed/ 0 Strategic planning guide for leaders & business owners https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20231120-strategic-planning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20231120-strategic-planning https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20231120-strategic-planning/#respond Mon, 20 Nov 2023 19:40:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=44713 For successful organizations, few tasks are as important as strategic planning. As business professor Lee Bolman once said, “A vision without a strategy remains an illusion.” A well-made strategic plan serves as a map toward an organization’s idea of success....

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20231120-strategic-planning/feed/ 0 Many SMEs are confident of growth…are you? https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/many-smes-are-confident-of-growthare-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=many-smes-are-confident-of-growthare-you https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/many-smes-are-confident-of-growthare-you/#respond Wed, 15 Nov 2023 10:09:20 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/uncategorized/many-smes-are-confident-of-growthare-you/ The results of our Q3 Vistage CEO Confidence Index – our quarterly barometer of UK & Ireland CEO sentiment – show that SMEs still have some concerns about the overall economic situation. However, when it comes to plans for growth...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/many-smes-are-confident-of-growthare-you/feed/ 0 10 steps to Building Business Strategies & Strategy Development https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20181105-10-steps-building-best-business-strategies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20181105-10-steps-building-best-business-strategies https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20181105-10-steps-building-best-business-strategies/#comments Fri, 12 May 2023 16:14:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=23348 I have had the honor of helping over 60 Vistage members craft their best business strategies. A couple of years ago, I worked with the management team of a member who was contemplating the company’s growth plan. Based on instincts...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20181105-10-steps-building-best-business-strategies/feed/ 2 Small business strategic planning: 10 tips to transform your company https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20180424-small-business-strategic-planning-10-tips-transform-company/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20180424-small-business-strategic-planning-10-tips-transform-company https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20180424-small-business-strategic-planning-10-tips-transform-company/#comments Fri, 12 May 2023 15:10:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=22880 Within our strategic planning practice we have worked with every conceivable type of business, large and small. Larger companies are more likely to engage in strategic planning, not because it is more relevant for them but because they tend to...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20180424-small-business-strategic-planning-10-tips-transform-company/feed/ 1 A survival guide for first-time CEOs https://www.vistage.com/research-center/uncategorized/a-survival-guide-for-first-time-ceos/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-survival-guide-for-first-time-ceos https://www.vistage.com/research-center/uncategorized/a-survival-guide-for-first-time-ceos/#respond Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:33:17 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/uncategorized/a-survival-guide-for-first-time-ceos/ Becoming a first-time CEO is an exciting new challenge. But it can also be daunting. As the highest-ranking executive at your business, you’ll have the ultimate responsibility to make decisions, influence strategy and lead others.  But don’t try to accomplish everything...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/uncategorized/a-survival-guide-for-first-time-ceos/feed/ 0 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Strategy https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20220603-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-strategy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220603-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-strategy https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20220603-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-strategy/#respond Fri, 05 Aug 2022 19:52:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=40829 Regardless of whether your organization has a strategy for diversity, equity and inclusion in place or not, this session helps you create or elevate a plan that can aid in creating a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture. Understand key...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20220603-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-strategy/feed/ 0 This business owner launched a German subsidiary to side-step Brexit red tape https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/this-business-owner-launched-a-german-subsidiary-to-side-step-brexit-red-tape/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-business-owner-launched-a-german-subsidiary-to-side-step-brexit-red-tape https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/this-business-owner-launched-a-german-subsidiary-to-side-step-brexit-red-tape/#respond Wed, 05 May 2021 14:29:54 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/uncategorized/this-business-owner-launched-a-german-subsidiary-to-side-step-brexit-red-tape/ Karndean Designflooring are suppliers of luxury vinyl flooring and have been exporting their products from the UK under their sister brand Designflooring to a number of European markets for decades. But three years ago the company could see the writing...

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