Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Marketing guru Seth Godin addressed alignment in a piece about iTunes falling over its own words and intentions. After reading it, I did ...

Each year program managers at banks and credit unions ask their advisors for a written plan illustrating how they're going to reach their goals for the next year. And practice management consultants ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Covering careers and strategic leadership for executives and managers. The room of executives and senior managers didn’t want to ...

Did you know that the typical five-year strategic planning forecasts perform about as well as dart-throwing chimpanzees? Cognitive science and behavioral economics scholars have conducted research on ...

Here’s how to best think about strategic planning, communication rhythms and maintaining alignment for consistent growth as you plan for next year. Daily and weekly communication rhythms ensure ...

This is a revised column from one that Dr. Chaman Jain, the editor of the Journal of Business Forecasting (JBF), recently asked me to write. It discussed the relationship between strategic and ...