I've recently been thinking about how, in life and in business, some terms are too often merged into a single meaning, depriving us of important distinctions that can help us define concepts. Without ...

Additional research in 2025 from The Strategy Brief reinforces the theme: 80 percent of teams are not aligned on what matters most, and 79 percent of organizations admit lacking effective strategy ...

It has been said that if you are not planning to succeed, you’re planning to fail. A lack of planning will lead to the demise of an organization, especially the fire service. Strategic planning is one ...

Nikki Little is the senior VP at Franco and an integrated communications professional with more than 17 years of experience. My first inclination when starting this article was to write that as we ...

The Harvard Business School (HBS) IT three-year strategic plan (FY24–FY26) is organized around HBS IT’s five strategic priorities, as well as the IT mission and vision, which together support the HBS ...