Course and Direction: May Issue: Kodak's Big Bet: "To Be or Not To Be"

In This Issue:
Kodak's Big Bet: "To Be or Not To Be"
Two Day Simplified Strategic Planning Seminar
Questions & Answers
One Day Simplified Strategic Planning Seminar
Strategic Planning Resources

May - Featured Article

Kodak's Big Bet: "To Be or Not To Be"

By Thomas E. Ambler

Tom Ambler cites Kodak as an example to demonstrate the benefits of using an opportunity screening tool when considering new opportunities. By subjecting your major opportunities to a screening tool that forces analysis of the factors that will make it succeed or fail, you save time and possibly avoid making strategic mistakes.

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May - Seminars


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May - Questions & Answers

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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May - Seminars

One Day Simplified Strategic Planning Seminar
One-Day Simplified Strategic Planning Seminar

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May 10, 2007
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May 17, 2007
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May - Strategic Planning Resources

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