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We are entering the fourth quarter of the year and many organizations are looking to the future and making plans to examine their strategy.  And...

So the world seems a bit crazy right now, right? 

With no commute, other than upstairs to our shared office, no errands to run, no meetings after work and an earlier than normal dinner, my...

Strategy Maps in 4 Steps:

1. Strategy Maps are a one-page visual overview of your organizational perspectives and objectives to help explain and...

By Andrea Gibbs, MPOWR Envision Strategic Execution Executive

As a businesswoman and a strategist, people have asked me, “What have you read that...

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

My grandson started kindergarten a few weeks ago. My wife and I both assist my son as caregivers to his kids, so we have been deeply involved in...

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...

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...

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.