Strategic Planning Archives | Vistage Research Center https://www.vistage.com/research-center/tag/strategic-planning/ Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Wed, 13 Dec 2023 21:23:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.4 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 5 ways leadership development impacts strategic planning https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20230511-leadership-development-strategic-planning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20230511-leadership-development-strategic-planning https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20230511-leadership-development-strategic-planning/#respond Thu, 11 May 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=44061 Although many leaders recognize the importance of leadership development for company growth, they often underestimate the specific ways it directly impacts strategic planning. Moreover, they may overlook the fact that leadership skills are not innate but need to be cultivated...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20230511-leadership-development-strategic-planning/feed/ 0 The 10 essentials of scalability https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/the-10-essentials-of-scalability/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-10-essentials-of-scalability https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/the-10-essentials-of-scalability/#respond Wed, 21 Sep 2022 18:17:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=43363 In my travels speaking to Vistage groups, I regularly ask members, “What is your top strategic priority?” Often the answer is scalability. Imagine that a gourmet chef opens an independent restaurant. His talent enables him to cook every night based...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/the-10-essentials-of-scalability/feed/ 0 Private capital markets: A primer on raising funds without giving up equity https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/capital-cash-management/20220801-private-capital-markets-primer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220801-private-capital-markets-primer https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/capital-cash-management/20220801-private-capital-markets-primer/#respond Mon, 01 Aug 2022 17:30:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=41437 Editor’s note: In this three-part series, we will focus on private capital markets as a funding option for growth and fueling long-term strategic planning. Then, we explore what private capital markets are and, later, how to build this kind of...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/capital-cash-management/20220801-private-capital-markets-primer/feed/ 0 Scenario planning: A tool for uncertain times https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20200408-scenario-planning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20200408-scenario-planning https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20200408-scenario-planning/#respond Wed, 08 Apr 2020 17:25:10 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=34494 Last December, Vistage member Chris Crawford was preparing a scenario-planning model for a $12 million client when he made a jarring discovery. “We saw that the business was going to run out of cash in February — less than three...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20200408-scenario-planning/feed/ 0 How to protect your business from coronavirus https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-operations/risk-management/20200306-how-to-protect-your-business-from-coronavirus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20200306-how-to-protect-your-business-from-coronavirus https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-operations/risk-management/20200306-how-to-protect-your-business-from-coronavirus/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2020 17:36:20 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/uncategorized/20200306-how-to-protect-your-business-from-coronavirus/ Companies that prepare for circumstances they can predict are in the best position to react to events they can’t control. Business owners facing the threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19) find themselves confronting serious consequences for their businesses and their employees....

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-operations/risk-management/20200306-how-to-protect-your-business-from-coronavirus/feed/ 1 How do you create a shared company vision? https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/mission-vision-purpose/20190730-how-do-you-create-a-shared-company/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20190730-how-do-you-create-a-shared-company https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/mission-vision-purpose/20190730-how-do-you-create-a-shared-company/#respond Tue, 06 Aug 2019 21:29:10 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=32163 A company’s vision must be unreasonable. This might sound counter intuitive. But if it’s reasonable, you could get there today and you wouldn’t stretch your teams to set bold strategic priorities and learn and grow on the journey. Your vision...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/mission-vision-purpose/20190730-how-do-you-create-a-shared-company/feed/ 0 1,400 CEOs reveal their biggest obstacles to innovation: Here’s how to solve them https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/business-innovation/20190614-ceos-reveal-biggest-obstacles-to-innovation-heres-how-to-solve-them/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20190614-ceos-reveal-biggest-obstacles-to-innovation-heres-how-to-solve-them https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/business-innovation/20190614-ceos-reveal-biggest-obstacles-to-innovation-heres-how-to-solve-them/#respond Fri, 28 Jun 2019 08:00:24 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=28320 Analysis of a recent survey of 1,432 CEOs, conducted by my team at Vistage, showed that innovation is the biggest driver of growth for small and midsize businesses. This is especially true when incremental and radical innovations are leveraged to...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/business-innovation/20190614-ceos-reveal-biggest-obstacles-to-innovation-heres-how-to-solve-them/feed/ 0 Trends affecting business in 2019 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20181227-trends-affecting-business-2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20181227-trends-affecting-business-2019 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20181227-trends-affecting-business-2019/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2018 22:25:26 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=23729 Keeping tabs on the trends affecting business in 2019 is imperative for CEOs of small and midsize companies. From a potential recession to the possibilities of 5G technology, there are challenges and opportunities ahead to consider in your strategic planning....

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