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"Preparing for the Future " Northern Michigan Business Magazine

Northern Michigan Business Magazine August edition features an article by Daniel Wolf that focuses on a key issue every business owner must face: how to prepare for the future, and the importance of sound succession planning.  Featuring relevant examples of the issues that succession planning brings to the forefront, Wolf outlines the planning process and how it applies to all stakeholders involved in the business.  

"Preparing for the Future: Business Succession Planning", Northern Michigan Business Magazine 08.2011 [PDF Format]


Dewar Sloan Attends Rally Conference

Dewar Sloan co-presented a workshop session at Rally 2009: The National Land Conservation Conference in Portland, Oregon.  We worked with select members of the management team from the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy to deliver workshop materials focused on strategic leadership for boards and management in order to share our knowledge with others in the land conservation community.


"Developing A Strategic Agenda" Philanthropy Journal

The Philanthropy Journal June edition features an article by Daniel Wolf that focuses on the value of developing strategy using the Strategic Agenda approach. Speaking directly to nonprofit organizations, Wolf stresses the importance of utilizing a complete agenda versus spending valuable time and resources on traditional planning efforts that often fail to deliver results.

"Developing a Strategic Agenda", Philanthropy Journal 06.2009 [PDF Format]


Michigan Manufacturers Association, CEO Forum

Daniel Wolf presented a keynote address at the Michigan Manufacturers Association CEO Forum on May 12, 2009 in East Lansing Michigan.  The address focused on using the contemporary strategic agenda to get the most from growth, performance and change expectations. This forum brought together leaders in manufacturing to identify and discuss the pressing issues facing the industry.  For more information on this and other MMA events, please visit the Michigan Manufacturers Association website.

"The Evolution of Manufacturing Companies" [PDF Format]


Vanderbilt University Medical Center Presentation in Nashville

Daniel Wolf presented a keynote address at the Vanderbilt Medical Center's annual Leadership Assembly in December 2008.  The presentation focused on strategic leadership in the ever-changing health care industry and how to effectively match reality with opportunity through full engagement of resources, ideas and strategy.  The critical fact exists that the political economics of American health care are shifting.  This shift illustrates the need for new productivity solutions in the industry - solutions that are dependent upon strategic leadership and true collaboration.