Your strategy, or the one you will soon develop, is flush with your organization’s competitive advantages. It creates excitement and inspires your leadership team with the strategic transformation that is seemingly within reach. However, in the back of your mind...
A Strategy Operating System “If we had a system, we could focus more on the problem than band-aiding what we’ve built…..” These are the words of a leader within the United States Air Force (USAF) on the topic of strategy implementation. He went on to...
I interview many government leaders about how they communicate strategic priorities and empower employees to engage in strategy. However, with large organizations like the Department of Defense (DoD), empowering teams to think strategically is challenging. Even great...
Strategies Should Have Measurable Impact Recently in a conversation with a General in the United States Air Force, he shared, “We are doing well tracking our key results, we’re just struggling to know if our strategies are having the impact we want.”...
Why getting implementation right matters most in a world of constant change Whether it’s strategy or innovation, architecting the right implementation plan matters most. But if that’s the case, why do so many organizations operate under a shoot first, aim...
How to best identify your strategy gaps, so implementation success is a lock You’ve been thinking a lot about your strategy for 2022. In fact, you’re following the same process as in the past…small off-site, reengage the team in September, narrow your...