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Media Spotlight – The Globe and Mail | Report on Business – The Challenge

Thursday, March 7th, 2013

If your business is in a “feast or famine” cycle. This article is for you!

We were interviewed by James Christie of the Globe and Mail on Sparta Engineering‘s challenge. As a fast-growing company, the founders of Sparta struggle to have consistent business leads when they are busy delivering projects. ’We’re engineers, not marketers,’ says firm in need of sales strategy. Read more…

Jason Thompson, founding partner, vice-president of operations and an engineer at Sparta Engineering. (JEFF MCINTOSH FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL)

 

Strategic Planning and Management of Actionable Items

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Photo courtesy of Alex Osterwalder

Simplicity is the key to using strategic planning sessions to create actionable items. It’s not overly difficult to create a strategic plan, but management and implementation can be another story. Time spent on strategic planning is wasted if the project isn’t managed and broken down into actionable steps. Keeping the plan on track means setting reasonable goals and realistic timelines.

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How to Build a Strategic Planning Team

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

Photo courtesy of Horasis

A powerful strategic planning team is an asset to any business. Although an owner may be comfortable making the major decisions, having a planning team at your disposal exponentially increases the available pool of fresh ideas. There’s no substitute for an objective team who can explore diverse strategic opinions, then focus the ideas into a focussed plan aimed at a specific business goal.

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