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Strategic planning helps a company decide what it wants to be when it grows up.

Broadly defined, strategic planning shows a company where it is going and how it plans to get there. Especially at a time when the real estate industry is changing and consolidating so rapidly, it is important to define company goals in both absolute and relative terms and to tie goals to specific tactics. Without this important step, strategic planning becomes only an empty exercise that does not reach any goal.

On the other hand, a company with a well-defined strategic plan and business strategy has the distinct advantage of having clearly articulated common direction for the company. For …