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Many times at MPOWR Envision when working with new customers we are asked what is a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) and when should we use it? Below...

I have been doing facilitated planning and strategy consulting for over 30 years. When I first started, the ‘technology’ was a desktop computer. You...

This blog is part of our #StrategyNow series: Strategy Gets Us Through | Part 4

Strategic goal-setting is integral to the growth of any business. From small-scale process enhancement to high-level performance improvement and...

People often ask me how SupplyCore Inc., MPOWR®’s parent company, has achieved such remarkable growth. When I think back to our early days in the...

We have all seen individuals standing on street corners holding up signs warning people about something or trying to “recruit” people to a cause....

I had a conversation today with a good friend of mine who, from an ideological point of view, is VERY different from me. I find that when I talk with...

Lightning a fast growth organization isn’t for everyone. It is hard to manage, it is hard to stay focused and it is hard not to lose control. The...

Planning, Executing, Measuring, Being Agile…the list can be lengthy for all of the things you think about when doing strategic planning. But what...

I find one of my most difficult challenges as a leader is giving my input and keeping my active participation for issue at hand at the right level. I...

Strategic planning is a process by which an organization constructs its future. Once the plan is constructed, either it is executed or it isn’t...

Strategic improvisation! What’s that?!

I’ve heard of strategic planning.

I’ve heard of business planning.

While successful strategy development and execution should not be separated, in many organizations, sadly, they are. The substantial investments in...

Strategic planning is supposed to be the process by which organizations look into the future and craft a vision; a plan for how they will...

You’re preparing to hold strategic planning sessions as the head of your organization’s leadership team and you open up the first part of the meeting...