Keep these four things in mind to make next year's strategic plan a better one: be different, make choices, focus on changes, and share it.
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The step stool provides a simplified model that illustrates the interdependence of sales, marketing, product development, and strategy. Flaws in any one of the parts will make it an unstable platform.
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Have you ever felt like the team is in a round canoe, where everyone is rowing really hard, but the boat mostly spins in circles and goes nowhere? If you have, this is a telltale sign of a misaligned team.
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