Articles & Resources
Articles by Jane Logan
These articles by Jane Logan relate to both private and non-profit organizations.
| Planning to Plan |
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| Mission, Vision, Values |
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| Competitive Analysis |
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| Motivating Your Board |
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| Stakeholder Consultations |
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| The Golden Rule of Stakeholder Consultations |
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| Strategic Managing |
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| Values Statements with Real Impact Part 1 |
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| Values Statements with Real Impact Part 2 |
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Facilitation Articles
These articles by Jane Logan were first published in The Canadian Association.
Quizzes
What do a beetle and a rabbit have in common?
Name the submarine in the Jules Verne classic, 20,000 Leagues under the Sea.
What term for a small explosive is also a kind of hat?
These quizzes and icebreakers are a Logan tradition and they have become popular with fellow facilitators. Let us know how you liked them by e-mailing quizzes@loganstrategy.ca. Please use with attribution and reprint with permission.
Recommended Readings
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Jeffrey Abrahams, The Mission Statement Book: 301 Corporate Mission Statements from Americas Top Companies, Ten Speed Press, 1995.
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James Collins and Jerry Porras, Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies, Harper Collins, 1994 The best book for mission, vision and motivation.
- C. Davis Fogg, Implementing Your Strategic Plan, AMACOM, 1999 Very good for accountability, follow-through and change management
- C. Davis Fogg, Team-Based Strategic Planning, AMACOM, 1994.
- Gary Hamel and C.K. Prahalad, Competing for the Future, Harvard Business School Press. 1994 They take a competency-based approach to strategic planning which is suitable for diversified companies.
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Laurier Beth Jones, The Path: Creating Your Mission Statement for Work and for Life, Hyperion, New York, 1996 A personal, values-based approach to mission statements.
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Robert S. Kaplan, David P. Norton, The Balanced Scorecard, Harvard Business School Press, 1996 Very useful for implementation planning.
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Roger Kaufman, Hugh Oakley-Browne, Ryan Watkins, Doug Leigh, Strategic Planning for Success, Jossey-Bass, 2003 A practical, values-based approach with a strong section on setting SMARTER objectives.
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Alex Lowry and Phil Hood, The Power of the 2 X 2 Matrix, Jossey-Bass, 2004 Insight into structuring strategic discussion and dilemmas.
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Michael E. Porter, What Is Strategy?, Harvard Business Review, November-December 1996 This is a classic article that looks at creating a competitive fortress with fit and alignment. It can be ordered and downloaded on-line from the Harvard Business Online Web site.
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