It’s Annual Planning Go-Time. Master It With Three Surefire Tips!

If you’re like many business leaders, it’s annual-planning “go time” right now. You’re probably in the thick of it, reviewing the plan you and your team put in place last calendar year, identifying what targets you hit or missed, scrutinizing data and feedback, and assessing bottom-line success. And once those preparatory tasks are done, you know what comes next: the visionary (aka “fun”) and strategic (aka “challenging”) work to be done—developing next year’s plan.

Strategic annual planning is ...