David James is CLO at 360Learning, host of The Learning & Development Podcast and former Director of L&D for The Walt Disney Company. As many of us in learning and development enter the annual ...

As 2021 wraps up, it’s time for companies to begin their strategic planning for 2022. In most cases, this means the executive team is going to set some top-line objectives as a way to guide planning.

Marketers know the frustration of getting a growth target from finance and your board, and being asked to build your marketing plans around it. You have to try to color inside already fixed lines to ...

As we move into another annual planning season, my challenge to business owners and leaders is: What do you want the next year to be like? Effective annual planning provides the surest, straightest ...

Turn your strategic plan into a specific operational plan with these steps and examples. An annual plan is an operational plan that indicates specific goals and objectives for a particular program or ...

Here’s how to best think about strategic planning, communication rhythms and maintaining alignment for consistent growth as you plan for next year. Daily and weekly communication rhythms ensure ...

Complete annual financial audit work as it relates to the prior year's budget. Refine new year's departmental operating budgets. Reconcile Fall term enrollment to new year's budget plan. Presentation ...

This column is part of The First 90 Days, a series about how to make 2025 a year of breakout growth for your business. Forget traditional annual planning. What’s truly effective for leadership teams ...

2020 brought unprecedented challenges to almost every business around the world. The business landscape has changed to the point that there is no more 'business as usual'. This has dramatically raised ...

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – The 2023-24 cycle of the Army’s annual Facility Investment Plan process officially kicked off during a virtual meeting with senior leaders and stakeholders from many of the ...