When the Power Goes Out: Strategic Planning Shapes Operational Decisions Strategy in Practice, Not Just on Paper When I was CEO of the Chicago Botanic Garden, we had a strategic plan, “Keep Growing,” that was the outcome of a robust executive team and board effort. We made a decision early in its roll-out to try to communicate the plan to every stakeholder and have it inform every action we took. We held all-staff, all-volunteer, and […]