10/01/2021

Five Ideas for Creating Strategy with the Future in Mind

Don't stop thinking about tomorrow

"Don’t Stop (Thinking About Tomorrow)" -- a great Fleetwood Mac song and lyric, an even better strategic leadership concept.

The new year is on the horizon. Still, there is much terrain to cover in the current year. Melding the future-state vision with tasks of today is the strategic leader’s responsibility.  

Many organizations engage in their annual planning event in early fall. A plan is cast, documented and archived. However, a shortcoming with event-based planning is it doesn’t align with the dynamic reality of business. Our operating environment is in perpetual motion, requiring plans to be refined frequently to capitalize upon changing conditions.

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