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Be more strategic – A metaphor: Analyse, join and align the dots

Red Star Kim

This short article explains why humans are so good at noticing patterns (and even better than AI algorithms) and outliers: Why the Human Brain Is So Good at Detecting Patterns | Psychology Today Join the dots We take our data, information and insights and talk to people in our firm in meetings and workshops.

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Thinking about starting your own business? Here’s what to know

ACT

Here are a few helpful tips for starting your own business and finding a path to success. Outline your business plan One of the most common mistakes new entrepreneurs make is to start a business without a concrete business plan. Moving forward without a plan could set your business up for failure.

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Linking Budget to Strategy Virtual Event Recap

ClearPoint Strategy

Shawna Davis, Budget and Performance Analyst, shared that Olathe has a 20-year strategic plan in place with an organizational scorecard. This serves as the anchor between the operations budget and strategy, as well as the backbone for department business plans and performance measures that help them gauge success.

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Be more strategic – PESTLE, Positioning and Plans

Red Star Kim

Preference for digital/virtual meetings. Specifically, a M&BD team may need far more detailed plans than fee-earners who will prefer a high-level summary showing the main actions required. Planning resources: Why do you need a business plan? Desire for further EDI and social mobility. Technological.

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Strategy Software For Business Planning: ClearPoint

ClearPoint Strategy

Turn your business plans into a well-formed strategic plan with ClearPoint. Is your organization currently guided by a patchwork of short-term departmental business plans rather than an overall strategic plan? ClearPoint users are more likely to: Think intentionally about the future.

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Book review: The Strategy Book by Max McKeown

Red Star Kim

This one is equally helpful for experienced leaders and students first grasping the principles of strategic thinking. The author clarifies the strategic process while guiding the reader through it to create a new strategic mindset. He’s clearly an advocate for scenario planning.

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27 Top Books for CEOs and Entrepreneurs

Hubspot Sales

Written by an early Salesforce sales leader, this book spills what it takes for a team to generate highly qualified leads, create predictable revenue, and meet financial goals. My only add is if you need to understand strategic thinking processes of large corporations -- and CEOs in particular -- this is an excellent book.”.