The year 2000 was exciting and busy, as is every year it seems. In the Mesa, AZ, Fire Department, we used 2000 to get ready for the next several years. We placed a high priority on completing updates ...

The College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) conducts an operational planning (OP) process to align collective resources with our strategic plans. Each unit (department, program, ...

If you've ever found yourself asking "What's the difference between strategic and operational plans," you're not alone. Strategic business plans usually set long-term, big-picture goals for a company, ...

As a former CEO who scaled a company to the Inc. 500 list multiple times and successfully executed an exit, I’ve experienced firsthand the challenge of balancing strategic vision with operational ...

To understand the difference between strategic planning and operational planning more easily, think of strategies as what you want to achieve and operations as how you will achieve it. Strategies are ...

Starting a business can be tough. There’s a lot to do and usually a tight budget to do it with. Getting the business up and running and generating revenue is usually the priority, which is why ...

The following is an excerpt of a blog post reprinted with permission from AchieveIt.It’s time that mission and vision statements get their just rewards. They are so important to developing strategy ...

The No. 1 job of any CEO is to own the organization’s vision and values. This is the one job the CEO cannot delegate. Additionally, as VF’s former CEO, Rob Gregory explains, CEOs must own their ...