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What is Strategy?

Here is a fun fact about strategy: The word “strategy” comes from the Greek word “στρατηγική,” which is a compound word that stems from the words στρατός=army and άγω=lead (I’ll spare you the 2-hour linguistics lecture behind it). So, literally,…

Strategic alignment: Why it matters and how you do it

Do you know why 52% of projects fail? Because the company lacks strategic alignment. If you have a misaligned strategy, your employees feel like we did while watching the movie, Tenet—confused, frustrated, and unsure of what direction things are moving. Strategic alignment is how…

The 3 myths of strategy that cripple execution

“By launching the strategy, you mean to send out the PowerPoint slides, right?” “It was a solid plan, but we struggled to get traction.” “Can someone send me the PowerPoint with the strategy from back in January? I need to…

Strategy Evaluation

The process of strategy evaluation is often overlooked in the overall strategic management process. After the flurry of activity in the initial planning stages, followed by the reality check of executing your strategy alongside business-as-usual, strategy evaluation is often neglected.…

How to create a decision matrix

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Is it a headache to make important decisions in your business? We know how you feel. The average business leader spends close to 40% of their time on business decisions—and most of that time is wasted.  Thankfully, we’ve got something that can…

Operations Strategy: How to make strategy work for your people

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Most operations strategies fail. Why is that? Is it because they aren’t correctly implemented? Or is it because they are built to fail from day one? The answer: both. Your people have their hands full. Without a clear roadmap for…