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Top 5 Mistakes Organizations Make in Strategic Planning
Most strategic plans fail quietly, six months after launch. David Naczycz names the five mistakes we see most, and how to avoid them.
AI is already in your organization. The question is who and what's driving it.
A client mentioned almost in passing that two of their team members had been using ChatGPT for months. No policy, no shared workflow, no one leading it. They kept quiet because they weren't sure if it was allowed. That story is not unusual. This one is for every leader who hasn't asked yet.
Strategy Is a Daily Practice
A strategy that doesn't change decisions isn't a strategy. It's a document. Sarah Lechner, Principal at Coraggio Group, has spent years helping organizations make the hard calls that turn plans into reality. This is the framework she uses. Read it, then ask your team the three questions inside.
The meeting that should have been a decision
You've been in this meeting. The analysis is done. The options have been presented. And yet here you are, staring at a calendar invite for a follow-up meeting about the meeting. This isn't a process problem. It's a decision avoidance problem — and it's costing your organization more than you think.
AI with Intent: Ethical Strategy for Mission-Driven Organizations
AI is moving fast, but strategy without ethics isn't strategy at all. This article explores what it means to be both pro-AI and deeply committed to human intelligence, and why the most effective AI strategies are values-driven, policy-aware, and grounded in lived expertise.