Strategy Vs. Plan

In my closing remarks last week during the 2023 OPEN MINDS Executive Leadership Retreat, Leading For The Opportunities Of Tomorrow: The Executive’s Role In Organizational Transformation, the discussion was focused on the three elements of leadership through times of turbulent markets—improving organizational resilience to assure financial sustainability during times of change; developing a vision for future market positioning and sustainability; and creating an objectives-focused, metrics based strategic plan.

The importance of strategic planning was echoed in a recent article in Forbes magazine (see;The Importance Of Strategic Planning For Nonprofit Organizations).;“One of the key . . .