Problem: Article: Place 6 tablespoons (84 g) of softened butter into a bowl and add 1 minced garlic clove along with 1 teaspoon (1 g) of chopped fresh tarragon, 1 teaspoon (1 g) of chopped fresh thyme, 1 teaspoon (1 g) chopped fresh parsley, and salt and pepper to taste. Use a spoon or spatula to mix the butter with the seasonings until they're combined. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate it. Keep the herb butter chilled while you prepare the bison steaks. You can make the butter ahead of time and refrigerate it for up to 1 week. Measure 2 teaspoons (10 g) of fine sea salt, 12 teaspoon (2 g) of citric acid, and ground pepper, according to your taste, into a small bowl. Stir the seasonings. Citric acid will tenderize the steaks without adding liquid. If you don't have citric acid, you could squirt a little lemon juice over the steaks once they've finished cooking. Keep in mind that they may not be as tender. Get out 4 8-ounce (226 g) bison tenderloin filets that are 1.5 inches (3.8cm) thick. Season both sides of each steak with the seasoning and set them aside while you heat a skillet. Pour 2 tablespoons (30 ml) of canola oil into a cast-iron skillet and turn the burner to high. Once the oil shimmers and is hot, lay the bison steaks in the skillet. Cook the steaks for 2 minutes without turning them. They should brown on the bottom. Use tongs or a spatula to flip the steaks over. Cook them on the other side so they brown. Turn off the burner. If you'd like medium-rare steaks, cook them for 1 extra minute. Avoid cooking the steaks longer than this or they can become tough or chewy. Wear an oven mitt to transfer the cast-iron skillet with the steaks to the preheated oven. If you want the steaks to be rare, cook them for 6 minutes. For medium-rare steaks, cook them for 8 minutes. Avoid cooking the bison for more than 8 minutes because it can easily dry out and become tough. Remove the skillet from the oven and cover the steaks loosely with aluminum foil. Let the steaks rest for 5 minutes before you transfer them to serving plates. Top each steak with a spoonful of the chilled herb butter and serve them with roasted vegetables, rolls, or mashed potatoes. Store the leftover bison steaks in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days.
Summary: Combine the butter with the herb seasonings. Preheat the oven to 350F (177C) and combine the steak seasonings. Sprinkle the seasoning over 4 bison steaks. Sear the bison steaks for 2 minutes over high heat. Flip and sear the steaks for 2 more minutes. Cook the steaks in the oven for 6 to 8 minutes. Rest the steak for 5 minutes before serving it.

Problem: Article: Before you can start devising a strategic plan, you need to make sure that the people developing the overall strategy can get feedback from those that must implement it on the ground. Talk to team leaders and management and get their perspective on the problems in your organization. Include them on discussions in development and planning so that they can evaluate the plan's feasibility and uncover any unforeseen costs that may be incurred when trying to implement it. Including top management into developing strategic plans will also get them to feel a sense of ownership over the strategy, which will help with implementation. Consider the time and human capital that's required for your strategic plan and talk to managers to see if it's possible that employees can adapt or change their schedules to meet their new goals. Create an agenda that lays out a presentation of your strategic visions and that leaves time for managers and team leaders to provide feedback. Think of your organization's competitive advantages, or the set of traits that gives your company an advantage over its competitors, such as a lower manufacturing cost or proprietary technology. Reflect on how you can use your strengths to take advantage of opportunities you have available due to the consumer demand, or changes in the social or cultural climate that may help drive sales of your product or service. Strengths may include a highly successful or efficient team, such as a good marketing an advertising department or strong sales department. To find more opportunities that play to your strengths, make sure that your team is watching external factors like consumer buying habits or social trends. For instance, an opportunity may include a growing infrastructure in another country if you are a utility provider or construction company. Weaknesses are internal factors that make your organization more inefficient and that waste time and money. Threats are external factors that could hinder your business and include things like an economic downturn or a competitor. Find the departments within your company that are struggling and determine their weaknesses. Weaknesses could include things like poor leadership, a lack of skills or expertise, or a poor reputation with customers. Internal factors can be solved with additional training or re-allocation of responsibility. External threats that can be combated by concentrating on your company's strengths to overcome what is happening in the industry. Be honest about your weaknesses so that you can devise a plan that targets specific portions of your organization. Sometimes team leaders or employees can have valuable input on threats and weaknesses. Determine what goals you want your company to achieve. Make sure that there is a significant driver behind the strategic decisions that you make, and that these decisions are always made with your goals in mind. Once you have goals in mind, you can begin to create strategies to achieve them. Some goals may include increasing revenue, getting a larger customer base, or increasing employee productivity. Keep your goals realistic and attainable so that your team strives to accomplish them instead of giving up. Make sure to set a timeline to accomplish your goals. Your strategy will be determined by the type of industry that you're in or the type of work that your organization does. An overall strategy is your plan on how to achieve long-term goals. Tactics are more easily measurable and are actions that you can take that will help you reach your strategy. Think of what will assist in achieving your goals and create an action plan with tactics that you can use to reach it. Strategies can include things like increasing profits by reducing manufacturing costs or increasing employee satisfaction by improving employee training. Tactics include things like changing employee hours or updating the packaging on a product. The vision for your business is the long-term goals that you want your organization to be able to achieve. Develop a cohesive vision by making sure that your strategy adheres to your company culture, branding, and your current consumers. Build your strategic plan around accomplishing your end vision. Being able to explain your vision will give an idea to stakeholders, investors, and employees clarity in understanding the reason for your strategic planning and your goals. A vision may be something like achieving much greater eco-friendly standards by 2025 or becoming one of the largest companies within an industry.
Summary:
Call a meeting of top team leaders and managers. Analyze your strengths and opportunities. Assess your weaknesses and threats. Set goals for your business. Create a strategy and short-term tactics. Develop a vision for the business.