Strategy Execution
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Companies desperately need to demystify what strategy really is and get back to the basics of doing it well.
As a leader, when should you pursue a reorg as part of a business transformation?
A “good culture” isn't good enough. Organizations must align their strategy and their culture to retain their competitive advantage
Classifying your environment can help decide how your organization should respond—but watch out for these biases
Organizations need a 21st century replacement for the five-year plan, one that respects uncertainty as the norm and values the ability to change as a competitive advantage
What's the role of planning in an era of unrelenting change?
Historical and biological lessons to understand how organizations can adapt to scarce resources and fierce competition
It’s 4:30pm on a Friday and your team has to make a critical decision by the close of business but you’re on an overseas flight, unreachable and unable to help. The team has two options on the table and both seem equally compelling although each have long-term consequences if they get it wrong. How will the team know, without being able to check in with you, which call is the right call to make?
As a leader faced with uncertainty and questions, it's all too easy to be lured into the latest management fad. But if you bounce your team from one business book to another, you'll confuse and exhaust them.