Four Reasons Why Productive People Hate Strategic Planninga pessimist's view of strategic planning

If I feel like I’ve spent my workday doing something productive that advances the company’s goals and my personal goals, then I go home feeling pretty good. And this is precisely why I hate strategic planning with every fiber of my being.

Nobody questions the necessity of formulating strategic plans; what productive people hate is the strategic planning process itself. Click here to read this article.

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