Here are some recent articles that may be of interest. Check back regularly for more.
Strategic Partnering
Partnering seems to be the preferred answer to expanding sales, markets and growing a company. Yet the majority of partnerships and alliances fail to achieve their objectives. This article explores the essential elements of Strategic Partnering.
http://www.excellenc.com/Partnerships.htm
Levels of Leadership
This article proposes a very simple model to differentiate between the leadership levels at work in most organisations. Whilst the terminology may change the concepts differentiating these levels are virtually constant.
http://www.milum.net/strategic_leadership.htm
15 Reasons Why You Need a Business Plan
Why do you want a business plan? You already know the obvious reasons, but there are so many other good reasons to create a business plan that many business owners don't know about. This article looks at the less obvious reasons first and finish with the ones you probably already know about.
http://www.entrepreneur.com/startingabusiness/businessplans/businessplancoachtimberry/article83818.html
Defence Annual Report 2006-7
If you are dealing with Defence you need to understand its context. The Defence Annual Report 2006-07 (Volume 1) addresses the Department of Defence and the Australian Defence Force (ADF), gives an overview of Defence objectives and performance. The Defence Annual Report 2006-07 (Volume 2) includes specific detail on the Defence Materiel Organisation.
http://www.defence.gov.au/budget/06-07/dar/index.htm
FEMA Emergency Operations Planning
This US Guide clarifies the preparedness, response, and short-term recovery planning elements that warrant inclusion in State and local EOPs. It offers FEMA's best judgment and recommendations on how to deal with the entire planning process - from forming a planning team to writing the plan. It also encourages emergency managers to address all of the hazards that threaten their jurisdiction in a single EOP instead of relying on stand-alone plans.
http://www.fema.gov/plan/gaheop.shtm
Strategy Execution and the Balanced Scorecard
Companies often manage strategy in fits and starts. Though executives may formulate an excellent strategy, it easily fades from memory as the organization tackles day-to-day operations issues, doing what HBS professor Robert S. Kaplan calls "fighting fires." A new book by Kaplan and David P. Norton aims to make strategy a continual process. This article is an interview with Kaplan.
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5916.html
The Risk Management Process
The Australian Standard AS/NZS 4360 sets the guidelines for a risk management process. This article proposes a simple model, supported by its software, which combines the Australian Standard and some modern best practice elements into a single flowing process.
http://www.siliconrose.com.au/Articles/Risk%20Management%20Process.htm