Monday, October 02, 2006

Newsletters for Strategic Thinkers

There are several newsletters that provide information, and resources that will support strategic thinking and planning efforts. You can subscribe to these newsletters at no charge although some newsletters are also published in a “premium” version available for a fee.

Here is a newsletter listing with reference to recent articles relating in some way to strategic planning:

The McKinsey Quarterly published by McKinsey and Co. Go to: http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/. Free registration required. Recent article of interest to strategic thinkers: “Improving Strategic Planning: A McKinsey Survey.”

HBS Working Knowledge published by the Harvard Business School. Go to: http://hbswk.hbs.edu/forms/newsletter.html. Free registration required. Recent article of interest to strategic thinkers: “Failing to Learn and Learning to Fail (Intelligently)”

Nonprofit Online News published by the Gilbert Center. Go to: http://news.gilbert.org/. Free registration required. Recent article of interest to strategic thinkers: “The Theory Underlying Concept Maps and How to Construct Them”

Fast Company Today published by Fast Company Magazine. Go to: http://www.fastcompany.com/homepage/index.html. Free registration required. Recent article of interest to strategic thinkers: “Demographics: The Population Hourglass.”

I’ll add more newsletters in the future. In the meantime, send your newsletter suggestions to frankwill@aol.com or post them to this blog.