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October - Featured Article |
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Are You Ready for the Challenge of Strategic Planning?
by CSSP, Inc.
CSSP poses the question: Are you ready for the challenge of strategic planning? and he then goes on to explain why it is not enough to simply want to 'do' strategic planning. It takes a firm commitment to dedicate the necessary resources: time, creative energy and money in order to see the plan through to successful implementation.
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October - Strategic Planning Seminar |
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Two Day Simplified Strategic Planning Seminar
Troy, MI
October 10 - 11, 2007
| Boston, MA
October 11 - 12, 2007
| Lansing, MI
October 17 - 18, 2007
| Seattle, WA
October 18 - 19, 2007
| Anaheim, CA
November 1 - 2, 2007
| San Francisco, CA
November 7 - 8, 2007
| White Plains, NY
November 8 - 9, 2007
| Atlanta, GA
November 8 - 9, 2007
| Orlando, FL
November 14 - 15, 2007
| Iselin, NJ
November 15 - 16, 2007
| Las Vegas, NV
January 15 - 16, 2008
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Company Presidents and CEOs attend free of charge when accompanied by one or more additional paid attendees. Poor strategic planning is worse than no strategic planning. It can be a big waste of time and money. Even worse, it can lead to disaster. Avoid all this with Simplified Strategic Planning - a proven process to focus for superior performance without straining your resources.  |  | Whether you've been doing strategic planning for years or starting from scratch, you can acquire a streamlined process for developing and implementing your strategy. In just one day at the Michigan State University seminar on Simplified Strategic Planning for Small to Mid-Sized Companies, you'll learn our time-tested methodology, which has produced outstanding results for thousands of companies from a wide variety of business types. |
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October - Questions & Answers |
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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.
We are about to hold our first Strategic Planning meeting. As CEO, how much input should I give during the meeting? What hints can you give us on how to use Market Segmentation? Click here to learn how you can avoid all of this with Simplified Strategic PlanningTM.
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October - Strategic Planning Consulting |
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Strategists - not facilitators who do strategy
 Strategists who know how to stimulate your best strategic thinking. Let us tailor a program to fit your calendar and pocketbook. Put our unique, practical, no-nonsense strategic planning process to work and achieve a winning strategy for your company. Click here to learn how you can avoid all of this with Simplified Strategic PlanningTM.
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October - Upcoming Speaking Engagements |
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Upcoming Speaking Engagements
Illinois Small Business Development Council
Presenter: Dana Baldwin
Topic: How Simplified Strategic Planning can help Small Businesses Develop
Location: Peoria, IL
November 7, 2007
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October - Strategic Planning Resources |
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Visit CSSP for complete resources for all your strategic planning needs.
Use the links below.
Click here for our Current Economic Situation...
Archive of articles
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
In-house workshops
Dynamic strategy presentations
Strategy consulting services
For associations
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For permission to reprint any article from Course and Direction, or if you would like to submit an article for inclusion in Course and Direction, please contact the editor, Elizabeth Tidd, at simplifiedstrategicplanning@cssp.com.
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