I've recently been thinking about how, in life and in business, some terms are too often merged into a single meaning, depriving us of important distinctions that can help us define concepts. Without ...

Every leader knows the specific satisfaction that comes at the end of planning season. The whiteboards are full, the budgets ...

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An HBR Executive Masterclass with Roger L. Martin. Planning and strategy are two fundamentally different actions—and conflating them undermines performance. Planning is about allocating resources and ...

Think big, not incremental. Focusing solely on the short term could come at the expense of long-term success. Integrate external trends strategically. Have a clear plan before you experiment with ...