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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit longtermstrategy.substack.comI led my first strategic planning retreat as a stop-gap measure.“Staff are running around like crazy - in all sorts of directions!” This was my client’s complaint. Was it directed at me?Because the culture-change effort we had delivered was effective. Highly motivated participants were now creating projects to improve the company, just as we had intende…

Your company has once again begun to look to the future. It’s shaken off the post-COVID blues and must now position itself in its industry with a fresh strategy. But all of your executives are not convinced that hard choices must be made. How can you persuade them? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit longtermstrategy.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit longtermstrategy.substack.comYour strategic planning team has defined a long-term vision of the future. This is no mere vision statement - it includes lots of metrics. Proud of its accomplishment, it doesn’t take long for a concern to develop. What if the vision of the future isn’t realistic?How can you ensure it’s not just a figment of a fantastic imagination? And how do you imple…

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit longtermstrategy.substack.comYour strategic planning team has chosen a long-term target horizon - let’s say that it encompasses 22 years. Following the EndPoint method, they now look forward to the next step. Finally, some brainstorming around preferred futures is about to begin. Fun!But what is a good way to start? Is there a structure to follow that can guide such a creative disc…

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit longtermstrategy.substack.comBecome a “Fair Witness”: In his book, Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert HeinleinRichard Rumelt / The Crux: How Leaders Become Strategists (thecruxbook.com)

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit longtermstrategy.substack.comYou want to do the right thing by the planet, to make sure your business isn’t doing more harm than good. That means you want to run it in a sustainable way.But the suggestions you hear seem difficult to implement. They won’t fit easily into your business and it would be hard to convince stakeholders that this is a priority.In fact, a lot of the languag…

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit longtermstrategy.substack.comYou may be in a quandary. Should your team put together a long-term strategy, even though recent times have been difficult and chaotic? You must make a decision because it affects the way you design your upcoming strategic planning retreat.But it’s not easy. You are hearing conflicting advice. If you aren't convinced, you may even cancel the event altog…

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit longtermstrategy.substack.comYour next strategic planning offsite is meant to “move the needle” - to make a measurable difference in your business. You know that some specific things need to happen before time runs out and everyone leaves to catch a flight or drive home. But apart from the obvious steps, what are the nuances you must address so that a pre-emptive, game-changing lon…

You want to engage your staff around a bright, hopeful future. At some point in the past, a two-paragraph vision statement did the trick. But lately, it’s gone stagnant. What should you do to restore the inspiration it once provided? Should you change the words, or try something different?To read prior columns visit https://blog.fwconsulting.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit longtermstrategy.substack.com/subscribe