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SUMMARY:Business Smarts - Strategic Planning Through and Beyond Uncertainty
DESCRIPTION:Should you think about strategic planning in the midst of uncertainty? What should it look like? Strategic planning is never easy and these days it's hard to think about the future when businesses and nonprofits are working on survival mode. But strategy and assessment are important for both short and long-term sustainable growth and success. Strategic planning can help organizations map a path to success.\n\n\n\nThis presentation is designed as a broad-based introduction to strategic planning for businesses and nonprofit organizations. The session will cover:\n\n  The purpose of strategic planning\n\n  Best practices in the strategic planning process\n\n  Key steps and elements to consider\n\n \n\n \n\nMaria Paz G. Esguerra\, Ph.D. and Rollin G. Johnson Jr. are the co-principals of Kensington Strickland Group\, LLC. At Kensington Strickland\, our mission is to instigate positive change in our world.\n\n \n\nMaria Paz is a consultant and facilitator working with organizations on strategic planning\, institutional assessment\, and capacity building. With over a decade of experience\, Maria Paz has worked in the higher education and non-profit sectors. Maria Paz has a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.\n\n \n\nRollin brings over 15 years of experience in strategic planning\, organizational development\, and community relations. His career and work have focused on deepening the impact of people\, program operations\, and universities within communities. Rollin holds a M.B.A. from The Scott L. Carmona College of Business at Saginaw Valley State University.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 14px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; color: rgb(68\, 68\, 68)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\;"><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 13.3333px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;">Should you think about strategic planning in the midst of uncertainty? What should it look&nbsp\;</span></font><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 13.3333px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;">like? Strategic planning is never easy and these days it&rsquo\;s hard to think about the future&nbsp\;</span></font><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 13.3333px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;">when businesses and nonprofits are working on survival mode. But strategy and&nbsp\;</span></font><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 13.3333px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;">assessment are important for both short and long-term sustainable growth and success.&nbsp\;</span></font><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 13.3333px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;">Strategic planning can help organizations map a path to success.</span></font></div>\n\n<div style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 14px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; color: rgb(68\, 68\, 68)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\n<font face="Arial" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 13.3333px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;">This presentation is designed as a broad-based introduction to strategic planning for businesses&nbsp\;</span></font><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 13.3333px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;">and nonprofit organizations. The session will cover:</span></font></div>\n\n<div style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 14px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; color: rgb(68\, 68\, 68)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\;"><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 13.3333px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;">&bull\; The purpose of strategic planning</span></font></div>\n\n<div style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 14px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; color: rgb(68\, 68\, 68)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\;"><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 13.3333px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;">&bull\; Best practices in the strategic planning process</span></font></div>\n\n<div style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 14px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; color: rgb(68\, 68\, 68)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\;"><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 13.3333px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;">&bull\; Key steps and elements to consider</span></font></div>\n\n<div style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 14px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; color: rgb(68\, 68\, 68)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 14px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; color: rgb(68\, 68\, 68)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 14px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; color: rgb(68\, 68\, 68)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\;"><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 13.3333px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 13.3333px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\; font-weight: bolder\;">Maria Paz G. Esguerra\, Ph.D</span>. and&nbsp\;<span style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 13.3333px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\; font-weight: bolder\;">Rollin G. Johnson Jr</span>. are the co-principals of Kensington&nbsp\;</span></font><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 13.3333px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;">Strickland Group\, LLC. At Kensington Strickland\, our mission is to instigate positive change&nbsp\;</span></font><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 13.3333px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;">in our world.</span></font><br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 14px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; color: rgb(68\, 68\, 68)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\;"><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 13.3333px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;">Maria Paz is a consultant and facilitator working with organizations on strategic planning\,&nbsp\;</span></font><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 13.3333px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;">institutional assessment\, and capacity building. With over a decade of experience\, Maria&nbsp\;</span></font><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 13.3333px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;">Paz has worked in the higher education and non-profit sectors. Maria Paz has a Ph.D. from the&nbsp\;</span></font><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 13.3333px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;">University of Michigan.</span></font><br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 14px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; color: rgb(68\, 68\, 68)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\;"><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 13.3333px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;">Rollin brings over 15 years of experience in strategic planning\, organizational&nbsp\;</span></font><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 13.3333px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;">development\, and community relations. His career and work have focused on deepening&nbsp\;</span></font><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 13.3333px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;">the impact of people\, program operations\, and universities within communities. Rollin&nbsp\;</span></font><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 13.3333px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;">holds a M.B.A. from The Scott L. Carmona College of Business at Saginaw Valley State&nbsp\;</span></font><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 13.3333px\; text-size-adjust: 100%\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\;">University.</span></font></div>\n
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