Organizations Underperform

According to Gartner, more than 50 percent of organizations that underperformed did not engage in long-term planning.

“Long-term strategic planning can lead to benefits,” said Steve Prentice, vice president and Gartner Fellow, in a release. "…In the case of the outperforming companies, over 80 percent carried out planning that was very long term, and they looked even further ahead – a mean of 22 years."