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Strategic Leadership: The 10 Characteristics of a Good Leader

Ten traits. One that actually predicts whether your strategy gets executed. What 20,582 plans reveal.

Ted Jackson
Ted Jackson
Co-Founder & Alabama Native
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Strategy Evaluation: A 6-Step Process (and Why 9 of 10 Goals Never Get Evaluated)

July 6, 2026
Only about 1 in 10 goals ever gets a status. Here's a practical 6-step strategy evaluation process, and the data on why most evaluations quietly die.
Ted Jackson
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How to Create a Gantt Chart That Actually Gets Finished

July 6, 2026
Most Gantt charts never finish. Only 14% of projects do. Here's how to build one that survives, backed by data from 20,582 strategic plans.
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OKRs Meaning: What 20,582 Strategic Plans Reveal About Objectives and Key Results

July 2, 2026
OKRs are easy to write and easy to abandon. Across 20,582 plans, 77% of objectives have no owner. Here's the data on making OKRs actually run.
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Joseph LuccoStrategic Planning & Staff Engagement: A Two-Step Approach

Strategic Planning & Staff Engagement: A Two-Step Approach

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How to report strategic plan progress to your board of trustees: the 90-second read, the one-page-per-priority format, and benchmarks from 17,800+ plans.

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