Course and Direction: March Issue: Winning Companies Focus on Winning Customers

In This Issue:
Winning Companies Focus on Winning Customers
Questions & Answers
Special Hot Seat Offer
Strategists - not facilitators who do strategy
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
Strategic Planning Resources

March - Featured Article

Winning Companies Focus on Winning Customers

By Denise A. Harrison

Denise Harrison looks at what makes a winning company. She argues that strategic planning, contrary to what some believe, is a vital part of a winning organization. Knowing what markets you serve, what your customers' current and future needs are and what your competition is up to helps you evaluate and predict market shifts that can place your company on the winning track.

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March - Questions & Answers

This column is intended to answer common questions related to strategic planning and strategy in general. In each issue we will answer questions posed by seminar attendees, our clients and our readers. Please send your questions to Elizabeth Tidd, E-mail: simplifiedstrategicplanning@cssp.com ~ Mail: CSSP, Inc. P.O. Box 851 Ann Arbor, Michigan 06890-0851 ~ Fax: 203-255-9191.

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March - Events

Special Hot Seat Offer

March - Strategic Planning Consulting

Strategists - not facilitators who do strategy

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March - Upcoming Speaking Engagements

Upcoming Speaking Engagements

Presenter: Robert Bradford
Topic: Profit Mapping for Independent Retailers
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
March 20, 2007

Consejeros on Finanzas Empresarios
Presenter: Dana Baldwin
Topic: Simplified Strategic Planning
Location: Guatemala City, Guatemala
April 12 & 13, 2007

Association for Manufacturing Technology, Inc.
Presenter: Robert Bradford
Topic: Simplified Strategic Planning
Location: Detroit, MI
April 19, 2007

March - Strategic Planning Resources

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Frequently asked questions about strategic planning
Our best-selling book, Simplified Strategic Planning - for Busy People Who Want Results Fast!
Alignment for Implementation
Elements of Innovation
Simplified Strategic Planning in Action
Strategic management self-assessment
Simplified Strategic Planning manual
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