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		<title>21 Do&#8217;s and Don&#8217;ts to Optimize the Annual Strategy Offsite</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2009/05/29/21-dos-and-donts-to-optimize-the-annual-strategy-offsite/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 15:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As predictable as the change of seasons and the swooning of the Cubs in the Chicago-area, I'm starting to hear whisperings about plans for upcoming strategic planning offsites.  

And while I spend a lot of time preaching to anyone that will listen that STRATEGY IS A PROCESS NOT AN EVENT, I've come to grips with the fact that many organizations and leaders relegate their strategic thinking time to these annual events.  

If your organization treats strategic planning this way, I'll offer a few of my hard-learned lessons in the form of 21 Do's and Don'ts on how to optimize results and possibly even catalyze a more robust process that sustains beyond the once-a-year event.<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2009/05/29/21-dos-and-donts-to-optimize-the-annual-strategy-offsite/' addthis:title='21 Do&#8217;s and Don&#8217;ts to Optimize the Annual Strategy Offsite ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>From Strategic Planning to Strategic Conversations</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2009/04/16/from-strategic-planning-to-strategic-conversations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While there is no doubt that strategic planning done right is a valuable management process and tool, in my opinion, we need to change both the vernacular and the approaches to move from strategic planning to conducting strategic conversations.  Frankly, I want everyone in my firm thinking, talking and relating their work activities to the firm’s strategies for creating customer value and thumping competitors. <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2009/04/16/from-strategic-planning-to-strategic-conversations/' addthis:title='From Strategic Planning to Strategic Conversations ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Improve Strategy and Execution Planning with Project Management Practices</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2008/11/24/improve-strategy-and-execution-planning-with-project-management-practices/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The application of professional project management practices to the strategic planning and execution program development cycles of an organization can eliminate many of the common pitfalls that derail these programs.  While the Project Manager cannot guarantee that the insights and actions developed during strategy are the right ones, he/she can take away the organizational-risk that so often rears its head to doom the best intended initiatives.  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2008/11/24/improve-strategy-and-execution-planning-with-project-management-practices/' addthis:title='Improve Strategy and Execution Planning with Project Management Practices ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Does Your City Government Treat You Like a Customer?</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2008/10/31/does-your-city-government-treat-you-like-a-customer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:52:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is my pre-election post on government, and I promise to stay focused on performance and not politics.  There’s enough hot air being expended by the candidates and pundits and I don’t need to add to the global warming.  However, it does seem like a good time for all of us to evaluate the return we are getting from government and frankly, ask for more.  And by more, I don’t mean more money or even more government. I mean quality, performance, results, and yes, even a bit of good old-fashioned customer treatment.
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		<title>Is Your Organization Strategy-Fueled or Strategy-Starved? Part One</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2008/01/01/is-your-organization-strategy-fueled-or-strategy-starved-part-one/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 18:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While some organizations are consistently high performing, the gross majority of firms operate in phases ranging from excitement and growth to malaise and meandering.  If you are growing and changing, that is good, but the trick is how to sustain and even improve.  If you are meandering or worse, declining, the challenge is how to break out of a challenging slide.

Over the course of the next few weeks or months, I am going to develop the concept and benefits of what I describe as Strategy-Fueled Leadership.  Step one in the introduction of this externally aware, results-focused approach to leading, winning in the market and developing others, is recognizing whether your own leadership style and culture are adversely impacting your organization's performance.
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