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Planning in quickly changing world requires course changes

If you talk to experts about strategic planning in uncertain times, you’ll hear a lot of navigation metaphors: Follow your North Star; think of your plan as a GPS system rather than a static road map.Both are apt. The North Star — your mission — is relatively constant (the actual North Star moves a little), while GPS can notify you of obstacles or alternate routes on the way to your destination.“Is it fair to say we’re living in uncertain times? I definitely think it is,” association consultant Mary Byers wrote in a May LinkedIn post.“I suggest you follow your North Star in times of uncertainty: your mission will guide you in the face of tough choices and grueling decisions,” she wrote.“I… Read More