Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Vibhas Ratanjee studies leadership and culture at Gallup On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered one of the most ...

CEOs are routinely told to “link their strategic plan to their budgets.” Yet over many years, I’ve observed an alarming disconnect between the two. Aligning strategy and budgets is touted as a ...

Nonprofit leaders, midlevel managers, and frontline staff sometimes view strategic planning as one more task heaped onto near-impossible workloads. After all, developing a strategic plan — by ...

Think big, not incremental. Focusing solely on the short term could come at the expense of long-term success. Integrate external trends strategically. Have a clear plan before you experiment with ...

Presenting a clear, presentable plan to clients starts with understanding the context and framework of their goal. Giving clients useful information that is relevant to their plan may still not ...

Healthcare reform legislation has increased demands concerning quality, cost and efficiency of hospitals and health systems. One way to manage these expectations is to create a strategic plan that ...

We all face moments when a decision feels urgent, consequential, and emotionally charged. Career moves, relocations, retirement, relationship changes, or caregiving transitions often come with ...

Having long, medium and short term goals can help ease your mind. By Erik Vance Every year, it feels like the Earth is becoming a scarier place. Floods, fires and hurricanes are becoming more powerful ...

The HBR Executive Playbook on deciding when a project is no longer worth the resource investment. by Ania W. Masinter Launching strategic efforts can be challenging, whether they are strategic ...