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Mission, Vision and Values

Before you can set a strategy, you must understand where you are going. Recall the basketball analogy- The goal is winning and the strategy is outlining how we get there. You also have to clearly understand why you are here, what success looks like in the future and what are the behaviors that will guide our behavior. Many of you may already know what I’m talking about. We’re talking about mission, vision and values.

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Strategic Planning

Strategic planning is a complete look at how to position an organization for future success by evaluating the organization’s current status, where it would like to be, and how to get there. It also includes integrating the goals of the primary business functions.

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SPECS of your HR exam

Many of you may be wondering about the specs of these exams. Today, we are going to spend a little bit of time talking about the details.

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What is strategy?

Strategy is essentially setting goals and priorities, determining actions to achieve the goals, and deploying resources to execute the actions. A strategy describes how the ends (goals) will be achieved by the means (resources). ... It involves activities such as strategic planning and strategic thinking.

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