article thumbnail

6 Elements of strategic planning for business

MindManager

Developing effective strategic plans is what helps companies thrive in today’s competitive business environment. However, despite the time spent brainstorming, discussing, and planning strategically, around two-thirds of business executives feel that their planning processes did not yield effective strategies.

article thumbnail

Personal development plans and how they can benefit your organization

MindManager

“If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” Benjamin Franklin’s quote applies to many choices we make, including personal development. Personal development is a term used for the lifelong process of actively improving your skills and gaining knowledge and experience. Benefits of personal development plans.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The ultimate MVP list of visual thinking resources

Mind Mapping Software

Mind map your way to a successful strategic planning day: Part 2. How to quickly develop personas using an empathy map. The 5 best mind mapping programs for brainstorming. How to brainstorm using a Lotus Blossom map. Elements of effective mind maps (resource guide). Clarity: Achieved – with the F.A.S.T.

article thumbnail

Strategic Leadership: Post-Pandemic and Beyond

CMOE

When crises arise, strategic plans are often affected dramatically. Meet frequently with other leaders across the organization to share successes and challenges and brainstorm solutions. You might ask, “How can leaders strategically move beyond a crisis or challenge and prepare for future uncertainty or change?”

article thumbnail

Entrepreneurs: Unlock competitive advantage with an ERRC grid mind map

Mind Mapping Software

The Eliminate-Reduce-Raise-Create (ERRC) Grid was developed by Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne as part of their Blue Ocean Strategy toolkit. Let’s explore: It could help you brainstorm, capture and expand your thinking about new possibilities, using the power of association. But they don’t give us any hints on how to get there.

article thumbnail

A critical look at Canva’s new whiteboarding tool

Mind Mapping Software

Then, with a single mouse click, he can switch to an infinite whiteboard canvas where the group can brainstorm ideas related to it and add them to the workspace using colorful sticky notes. If brainstorming isn’t your thing, Canva’s new whiteboard offers hundreds of templates that support many other types of business tasks.

article thumbnail

Program manager gains a new toolkit for her team and new confidence in herself

Harvard Professional Development

Program: Business Strategy: Evaluating and Executing the Strategic Plan (online). I was hired to develop a new strategy to achieve this goal. Last year (2021), we worked through the planning, optimization, and implementation of this new strategy, which translated into a new healthcare plan that was launched in January 2022.