The Best Part of the Strategic Planning Process

By L. Gary Boomer | July 2007

"We were a good firm before, but we became quite a bit more profitable - and we've retained a lot of our key staff. I think a lot of that had to do with focusing on the key priorities that we set in that (strategic) plan." Steve McDonald, Managing Partner, Abdo Eick & Meyers, LLP.

Abdo Eick & Meyers, LLP, is a Twin Cities, Minnesota area firm that grew from 35 to more than 60 employees in the three years since contracting Boomer Consulting, Inc. to facilitate the development of its strategic plan.

In a brief follow-up interview with Gary Boomer, Managing Partner Steve McDonald credits the plan with building unity and focus, and discusses the surprising importance of adding a Learning Director to the firm.

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