In this episode of The Beacon Podcast, Lighthouse Counsel Senior Consultant Karen Baldwin speaks with Howard Cohen, a senior advisor at Lighthouse Counsel who has 50 years of experience in the area of leadership and strategic planning in the higher education sector.

Karen and Howard discuss the importance of strategic planning for colleges and universities, but the advice can easily be expanded to be useful for almost any type of nonprofit organization.

In their discussion, Howard answers questions including:

• Why is a strategic plan review important and what can it accomplish?

• What are the components of a strong strategic plan?

• When, how and why do strategic plans go wrong and how can they be righted?